Manthorpe | |
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Location within Lincolnshire | |
OS grid reference | TF070160 |
• London | 85 mi (137 km) S |
Civil parish | |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Bourne |
Postcode district | NG31 |
Police | Lincolnshire |
Fire | Lincolnshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Manthorpe is a village in the civil parish of Toft with Lound and Manthorpe, in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies 0.5 miles (0.8 km) east from the A6121, 3 miles (5 km) south-west from Bourne and 6 miles (10 km) north-east from Stamford. Manthorpe was formerly in the parish of Witham on-the-Hill,[1] in 1866 Manthorpe became a separate civil parish,[2] on 1 April 1931 the parish was abolished to form "Toft with Lound and Manthorpe".[3] In 1921 the parish had a population of 74.[4]
At the western side of the village runs the East Glen River.
At Bowthorpe Park Farm is the Bowthorpe Oak, with the largest girth in the UK. The tree has a circumference of about 44 feet (13 metres).[5]