Londonthorpe and Harrowby Without is a civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire , England. According to the 2001 Census it had a population of 4,344, in 1743 households, increasing to a population of 5,133 at the 2011 census. It includes the village of Londonthorpe and the hamlet of Harrowby, Lincolnshire .
12-513: Londonthorpe is a village in the civil parish of Londonthorpe and Harrowby Without , in South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire , England. It lies 3 miles (5 km) to the north-east from Grantham , 1 mile (1.6 km) to the west from the B6403 ( Ermine Street Roman road), and borders Belton Park in the west. In 1921 the parish had a population of 183. On 1 April 1931 the parish
24-464: A garden terrace. lie to the west of the church. Londonthorpe Wood, created in 1993 by the Woodland Trust , and Alma Park Wood are within the parish 1 mile (1.6 km) to the west. The parish also includes Prince William of Gloucester Barracks (previously RAF Spitalgate ) and parts of eastern Grantham, particularly Alma Park Industrial Estate. During the 1930s the parish was a centre for
36-617: Is crossed east–west by the main A52 road and generally by several minor roads to the villages and to the Alma Park industrial estate. Land in the parish is gently undulating, particularly around Belton Park and the south-eastern corner near Little Ponton. The area of Belton Park bordered by the Witham is around 50M altitude, and the land generally rises toward the east. Around the High Dyke it
48-661: Is flatter, and around 120M above sea level. The bedrock of the Eastern Londonthorpe Parish and the High Dyke is Upper Lincolnshire limestone . To the west, on in Belton park and around Alma Park the ground is formed of Mudstones, of the Whitby type, or the Charmouth formation further to the west. This western end of Belton Park, over the Charmouth mudstones, carries a superficial post-glacial deposit known as
60-555: The Land Settlement Association scheme, a social experiment where unemployed Durham and South Wales miners were offered specially built cottages with smallholdings of land and livestock, to encourage self-sufficiency. Londonthorpe and Harrowby Without Originally a township of Grantham, Harrowby was created a civil parish in 1866, and in 1894 it was split into two separate civil parishes, Harrowby Within, and Harrowby Without. In 1909 Harrowby Within
72-581: The River Witham at SK926334 just north of Saltersford . The parish includes a small amount of land on the West bank of the Witham. The western boundary from here crosses the industrial works of Aveling Barford, and Somerby Hill, and encloses roughly half of Halls Hill (west of Harrowby Hall) (see SK929357 ). It then continues its winding progress North and west where it divides Harrowby Within from Harrowby Without (although modern building has negated
84-702: The High Dyke just north of Pywipe Cottages at SK964386 . The parish boundary thus encloses the Prince William of Gloucester Barracks of the Territorial Army , once known as RAF Spitalgate , the former vehicle testing station at Cold Harbour, the Alma Park industrial Estate , the Mill and the Deer Park at Belton as well as the various farms and houses one would expect. The parish
96-409: The point of the separation) meeting the Witham again at SK922374 and following it until just south of Belton House at SK926391 , and encloses a significant part of Belton Park and the golf course. The Northern boundary crosses Belton Park just south of the ride called Bellmont Avenue , skirting south of the folly at Bellmont Tower, and then follows an estate road eastwards to close the border on
108-498: The tower of which dates to the early 13th century and parts of the rood screen to the 15th. The church was rebuilt with a new roof in 1850, with considerable further restoration taking place in 1879. The churchyard contains the war graves of 32 Commonwealth armed service personnel of the First World War, at which time an army training camp existed at Belton Park to the west. Earthworks , presumed to be remains of
120-544: Was abolished and merged with the town of Grantham. In October 1930 Harrowby Without was reduced in size to enlarge the town, and in 1931 the parish was abolished and merged with Londonthorpe and Spittlegate Without to create Londonthorpe and Harrowby Without civil parish. The parish is bounded on the east by the High Dyke ( Ermine Street ), the modern B6403 road. The Southern boundary follows traditional field lines from SK945333 near Griffs Plantation westwards to cross
132-655: Was abolished to form "Londonthorpe and Harrowby Without". According to A Dictionary of British Place Names 'Londonthorpe' derives from the Old Scandinavian lundr+thorp , meaning an "outlying farmstead or hamlet by a grove." In the Domesday account the village is written as "Lundertorp." The enlarged parish includes the Grade II listed Harrowby Hall , formerly the family home of the Ryder family. Londonthorpe
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#1732779819179144-747: Was an estate village of the Belton Estate. The village listed buildings include The Grange farm house, the Manor House, and various other houses and cottages. Listed buildings within the larger Londonthorpe and Harrowby parish include the Officer's Mess of the Second World War RAF Spitalgate , and buildings and structures within Belton Park. The Grade II* listed parish church is dedicated to St John Baptist ,
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