Northorpe
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Northorpe is a growing hamlet
in the parish of Thurlby
, in South Kesteven
, southern Lincolnshire
and is about a mile south of Bourne
.
Northorpe is near to Elsea and Math Woods, the latter of which is rumored to be haunted by Nanny Rutt
, but they are still popular places in which to walk dogs. It lies on the bus route between Bourne and Peterborough
and a Delaine
bus runs every half an hour along the A15. The village also has a post box and a phone box. The village is connected to the National Grid; work was completed in November 2006 after a campaign by local residents in 1997-1998 which resulted in the approval for the work to be done.
The village may also be famous for its wonderful shoe display competition which is held every July on the common green. Every year locals are given the chance to design a shoe
. The village cobblers will produce shoes from the winning design. The fair has been under threat in recent years as the cobbler trade is struggling.
The village was perhaps most famous for its extensive goat
farm which used to produce some of the most popular goat's cheese
in south Lincolnshire but this has now closed.
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 parish of Thurlby
Thurlby by Bourne
Thurlby is a village and civil parish in the District of South Kesteven in the English county of Lincolnshire, on the edge of The Fens. It is sometimes referred to as Thurlby by Bourne to distinguish it from other villages in Lincolnshire called Thurlby...
, in South Kesteven
South Kesteven
South Kesteven is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England, forming part of the traditional Kesteven division of the county. It covers Grantham, Stamford, Bourne and Market Deeping.-History:...
, southern 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...
and is about a mile south of Bourne
Bourne, Lincolnshire
Bourne is a market town and civil parish on the western edge of the Fens, in the District of South Kesteven in southern Lincolnshire, England.-The town:...
.
Northorpe is near to Elsea and Math Woods, the latter of which is rumored to be haunted by Nanny Rutt
Nanny Rutt
Nanny Rutt is a character in a cautionary tale associated with Nanny Rutt's well, an artesian spring in Math Wood, near Northorpe, in the parish of Thurlby, Lincolnshire...
, but they are still popular places in which to walk dogs. It lies on the bus route between Bourne and Peterborough
Peterborough
Peterborough is a cathedral city and unitary authority area in the East of England, with an estimated population of in June 2007. For ceremonial purposes it is in the county of Cambridgeshire. Situated north of London, the city stands on the River Nene which flows into the North Sea...
and a Delaine
Delaine Buses
Delaine Buses is a bus operator based in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England. They operate many East Lancashire Coachbuilders buses including the first ever Olympus.-Current Bus Services:See company timetable...
bus runs every half an hour along the A15. The village also has a post box and a phone box. The village is connected to the National Grid; work was completed in November 2006 after a campaign by local residents in 1997-1998 which resulted in the approval for the work to be done.
The village may also be famous for its wonderful shoe display competition which is held every July on the common green. Every year locals are given the chance to design a shoe
Shoe
A shoe is an item of footwear intended to protect and comfort the human foot while doing various activities. Shoes are also used as an item of decoration. The design of shoes has varied enormously through time and from culture to culture, with appearance originally being tied to function...
. The village cobblers will produce shoes from the winning design. The fair has been under threat in recent years as the cobbler trade is struggling.
The village was perhaps most famous for its extensive goat
Goat
The domestic goat is a subspecies of goat domesticated from the wild goat of southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the Bovidae family and is closely related to the sheep as both are in the goat-antelope subfamily Caprinae. There are over three hundred distinct breeds of...
farm which used to produce some of the most popular goat's cheese
Cheese
Cheese is a generic term for a diverse group of milk-based food products. Cheese is produced throughout the world in wide-ranging flavors, textures, and forms....
in south Lincolnshire but this has now closed.
See also
- Northorpe in South HollandSouth Holland, LincolnshireSouth Holland is a local government district of Lincolnshire. The district council is based in Spalding.It was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the Spalding urban district with East Elloe Rural District and Spalding Rural District...
near DoningtonDonington, LincolnshireDonington is a village and civil parish in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies north of the market town of Spalding on the A152, and is bypassed by the A52. The parish includes the hamlet of Northorpe, and...
. - NorthorpeNorthorpe, West LindseyNorthorpe is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, about north east of the town of Gainsborough. The site of this place is scheduled....
in West LindseyWest LindseyWest Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England.-History:The district was formed on 1 April 1974, from the urban districts of Gainsborough, Market Rasen, along with Caistor Rural District, Gainsborough Rural District and Welton Rural District...
near GainsboroughGainsborough, LincolnshireGainsborough is a town 15 miles north-west of Lincoln on the River Trent within the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. At one time it served as an important port with trade downstream to Hull, and was the most inland in England, being more than 55 miles from the North...
. - Northorpe in West YorkshireWest YorkshireWest Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
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