Londonthorpe and Harrowby Without
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,[1] increasing to a population of 5,133 at the 2011 census.[2] It includes the village of Londonthorpe and the hamlet of Harrowby, Lincolnshire.
Originally a township of Grantham,[3] Harrowby was created a civil parish in 1866,[4] and in 1894 it was split into two separate civil parishes, Harrowby Within,[5] and Harrowby Without.[6] In 1909 Harrowby Within 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.
Geography
The parish is bounded on the east by the
The parish boundary thus encloses the
The parish 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.[7]
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 is flatter, and around 120M above sea level.[7]
The bedrock of the Eastern Londonthorpe Parish and the High Dyke is Upper
References
- ^ "Londonthorpe and Harrowby Without" (PDF). Parish profiles. Lincolnshire research observatory. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "Harrowby". Vision of Britain. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- ^ "Harrowby CP". Vision of Britain. University of Portsmouth. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- ^ "Harrowby Within". Vision of Britain. University of Portsmouth. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- ^ "Harrowby Without". Vision of Britain. University of Portsmouth. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- ^ ISBN 9780319238332.
- ^ "Geoelogy of Britain viewer". British geological Survey. Retrieved 13 September 2013.zoom to the location, and click to identify the strata
External links
- Media related to Londonthorpe and Harrowby Without at Wikimedia Commons
- "History of Londonthorpe, in South Kesteven and Lincolnshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- "History of Harrowby, in South Kesteven and Lincolnshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- "all 54 historical records for the parish". Pastscape. English Heritage.