Thorpe on the Hill, Lincolnshire
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| Thorpe on the Hill | |
| Lincolnshire | |
|---|---|
 St Michael's Church, Thorpe on the Hill | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK908656 |
| Location: | 53°10’48"N, 0°38’32"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 558 (2011) |
| Post town: | Lincoln |
| Postcode: | LN6 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Kesteven |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Sleaford and North Hykeham |
Thorpe on the Hill is a small village and parish in the Kesteven part of Lincolnshire. It is situated in Boothby Graffoe Wapentake, less than a mile north of the A46 road, and six miles south-west of Lincoln city centre.
Population
In the 2001 census the parish population was 530,[1] increasing to 558 at the 2011 census.[2]
Local commerce and industry includes the door manufacturer Doortechnik.
Thorpe-on-the-Hill railway station, on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line north of the village, was opened in 1846; it closed in 1955.
References
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Thorpe on the Hill, Lincolnshire) |
- ↑ "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Thorpe on the Hill CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=796367&c=Thorpe+on+the+hill&d=16&e=15&g=468047&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1230908728984&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
- ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129628&c=Thorpe+on+the+Hill&d=16&e=62&g=6446733&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1464790683918&enc=1. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
