Obthorpe

Obthorpe
Obthorpe Manor Farm
Obthorpe Obthorpe shown within Lincolnshire
OS grid reference	TF094152
– London	85 mi (137 km) S
Civil parish	Thurlby
District	South Kesteven
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	PE10
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Grantham and Stamford
List of places UK England Lincolnshire

Coordinates: 52°43′24″N 0°22′54″W / 52.72340°N 0.38161°W / 52.72340; -0.38161

Obthorpe is a hamlet in the civil parish of Thurlby, in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 3 miles (5 km) south from Bourne, 6 miles (10 km) north-east from Stamford and less than 1 mile (1.6 km) west from the A15. Thurlby is the nearest village, 1 mile (1.6 km) to the north.

Obthorpe Lodge lies about 1 mile due east from the hamlet; both are on the Macmillan Way footpath.

Obthorpe is mentioned in the Domesday account as "Opetorp". The manor comprised 19 households and 17 freemen, and had a meadow and woodland, both of 20 acres (0.081 km²). Lordship in 1066 was held by Ulf Fenman, transferred to Gilbert of Ghent in 1086, who was also Tenant-in-chief.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ "Obthorpe", Domesdaymap.co.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2012
↑ "Documents Online: Obthorpe", Folio: 355r, Great Domesday Book; The National Archives. Retrieved 13 May 2012

External links

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Ceremonial county of Lincolnshire

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Unitary authorities	North East Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire

Boroughs or districts	Boston East Lindsey Lincoln North Kesteven South Holland South Kesteven West Lindsey

Major settlements	Alford Barton-upon-Humber Boston Bottesford Bourne Brigg Broughton Burgh-le-Marsh Caistor Cleethorpes Crowland Crowle Epworth Gainsborough Grantham Grimsby Holbeach Horncastle Immingham Kirton-in-Lindsey Lincoln Long Sutton Louth Mablethorpe Market Deeping Market Rasen North Hykeham Scunthorpe Skegness Sleaford Spalding Spilsby Stamford Wainfleet All Saints Winterton Wragby See also: List of civil parishes in Lincolnshire

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