Burtoft
Encyclopedia
Burtoft is a hamlet
in the civil parish
of Wigtoft
Lincolnshire
, England, about 8 miles (12.9 km) south west of the town of Boston
Burtoft was mentioned in Domesday Book
of 1086.
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
in the civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
of Wigtoft
Wigtoft
Wigtoft is a village and civil parish in Lincolnshire, England, around south-west of Boston, Lincolnshire. It is on the A17 road, and near to Sutterton and Hoffleet Stow. Included in Wigtoft civil parish is the hamlet of Burtoft....
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England, about 8 miles (12.9 km) south west of the town of Boston
Boston, Lincolnshire
Boston is a town and small port in Lincolnshire, on the east coast of England. It is the largest town of the wider Borough of Boston local government district and had a total population of 55,750 at the 2001 census...
Burtoft was mentioned in Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
of 1086.