Coordinates: 53°34′39″N 0°44′27″W / 53.5775°N 0.7407°W
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  Althorpe
Althorpe shown within Lincolnshire |
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| Population | 1,752 (2001 census with Keadby) |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Unitary authority | North Lincolnshire |
| Ceremonial county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SCUNTHORPE |
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| Dialling code | 01724 |
| Police | Humberside |
| Fire | Humberside |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| European Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Scunthorpe |
| List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire | |
Althorpe is a small village lying on the A18 four miles west of Scunthorpe, in North Lincolnshire in England.
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Geography
The village lies within the civil parish of Keadby with Althorpe which includes the hamlet of Derrythorpe to the south. To the south of the village is the large civil parish of Belton, North Lincolnshire, and next the Trent is part of West Butterwick. It is one of twelve parishes in the Isle of Axholme, and before 1996, was in the Boothferry district of Humberside. It is in the Axholme North ward of North Lincolnshire. There used to be only eight parishes in the Isle of Axholme. Amcotts was created from part of Althorpe in 1850.
King George V bridge
The impressive King George V Swing Bridge (also known as Keadby Bridge) crosses the Trent near Althorpe to connect the Isle of Axholme to Scunthorpe and the rest of North Lincolnshire. The A18 uses this bridge as well, and until the M180 (a mile to the south) opened in 1979, this was the main east-west route across to Grimsby (through Scunthorpe). The A18 used to go through the village itself, but was diverted to the north-west of the village. To the west is the small town of Crowle.
Althorpe railway station, which lies to the north of the main village, is on the Doncaster to Cleethorpes Line. It is closer to Keadby.
History
The parish is similar to the civil parish, in that the church is shared with Keadby in the combined parish of Althorpe with Keadby. St Oswald's church is in the older part of Althorpe, and Althorpe and Keadby Primary School and the Post Office are in the newer part near the Trent bridge, which is shared with Keadby. Also in the group of churches are Amcotts and Belton. The primary school opened in 1975. The village pub is The Dolphin.
In the 1620s Vermuyden's original scheme for drainage of the Isle of Axholme and Hatfield Chase
- The southern arm of the River Torne was blocked. The course of the other arm was straightened by cutting a drain, and its waters emptied through a sluice into the River Trent at Althorpe.
- A second long drain was cut from Idlestop to Dirtness. This ran parallel to the Torne River and the water was sluiced into the River Trent at Althorpe.[1]
Subsequently in the early 19th century an addition outfall (the Folly Drain) was constructed at Derrythorpe. At a later stage all these outfalls were replaced by a new outfall for 'the three rivers' at Keadby.
See also
- Not to be confused with Althorp, Northamptonshire - sometimes confusingly spelt with an 'e' by mistake.
References
- ^ Hatfield Chase Corporation, 1538-1973 (HCC and R/HCC) http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/mss/collections/water/collections/hatfield-chase.phtml
External links
- Village history
- Isle of Axholme website
- Village photographs
- Friends of Althorpe and Keadby Primary School
- Parish council
- Axholme North ward (PDF)
News items
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