Althorpe
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Althorpe is a small village lying on the A18 four miles west of Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe is a town within North Lincolnshire, England. It is the administrative centre of the North Lincolnshire unitary authority, and had an estimated total resident population of 72,514 in 2010. A predominantly industrial town, Scunthorpe, the United Kingdom's largest steel processing centre,...
, in North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire is a unitary authority area in the region of Yorkshire and the Humber in England. For ceremonial purposes it is part of Lincolnshire....
, England. To the west of Althorpe is the town of Crowle.
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 LincolnshireBelton, North Lincolnshire
Belton is a village and civil parish in the Isle of Axholme area of North Lincolnshire, England, that lies on the A161 road six miles east from Scunthorpe. To the north of Belton is the town of Crowle; to the south, the village of Epworth....
, and next to the River Trent
River Trent
The River Trent is one of the major rivers of England. Its source is in Staffordshire on the southern edge of Biddulph Moor. It flows through the Midlands until it joins the River Ouse at Trent Falls to form the Humber Estuary, which empties into the North Sea below Hull and Immingham.The Trent...
is part of West Butterwick
West Butterwick
West Butterwick is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. It lies in the Isle of Axholme, about north-east from Epworth and north from Owston Ferry, on the western bank of the River Trent opposite its neighbour East Butterwick....
. It is one of twelve parishes in the Isle of Axholme, and before 1996 was in the Boothferry district of Humberside
Humberside
Humberside was a non-metropolitan and ceremonial county in Northern England from 1 April 1974 until 1 April 1996. It was composed of land from either side of the Humber Estuary, created from portions of the East and West ridings of Yorkshire and parts of Lindsey, Lincolnshire...
. 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 King George V Swing Bridge (also known as Keadby Bridge) crosses the River Trent near Althorpe to connect the Isle of AxholmeIsle of Axholme
The Isle of Axholme is part of North Lincolnshire, England. It is the only part of Lincolnshire west of the River Trent. It is between the three towns of Doncaster, Scunthorpe and Gainsborough.- Description:...
to Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe is a town within North Lincolnshire, England. It is the administrative centre of the North Lincolnshire unitary authority, and had an estimated total resident population of 72,514 in 2010. A predominantly industrial town, Scunthorpe, the United Kingdom's largest steel processing centre,...
and the rest of North Lincolnshire. The A18 crosses the bridge, and until the M180 (a mile to the south) opened in 1979, this was the main east-west route to Grimsby
Grimsby
Grimsby is a seaport on the Humber Estuary in Lincolnshire, England. It has been the administrative centre of the unitary authority area of North East Lincolnshire since 1996...
(through Scunthorpe). The A18 previously went through the village but was diverted to the north-west.
Village
Althorpe Grade I listed Anglican church is dedicated to St Oswald. Built in 1483 by Sir John Neville, it is of Perpendicular style. During a restoration in 1868 sediliaSedilia
Sedilia , in ecclesiastical architecture, is the term used to describe stone seats, usually to be found on the south side of an altar, often in the chancel, for the use of the officiating priests...
(stone seats) were found to have been erected on a marble slab dedicated to 14th century rector William de Lound.
The ecclesiastical parish covers the approximate area of the civil parish, with St Oswald's church shared with Keadby in the combined parish of Keadby with Althorpe. The parish group of churches includes those at Amcotts and Belton
Belton, North Lincolnshire
Belton is a village and civil parish in the Isle of Axholme area of North Lincolnshire, England, that lies on the A161 road six miles east from Scunthorpe. To the north of Belton is the town of Crowle; to the south, the village of Epworth....
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St Oswald's church is in the older part of Althorpe. Althorpe and Keadby Primary School (opened in 1975), and the Post Office, are in the newer part near the bridge over the River Trent. The village pub is The Dolphin.
Althorpe railway station
Althorpe railway station
Althorpe railway station serves the village of Althorpe in North Lincolnshire. The station is also very close to the villages of Keadby and Gunness.Stopping services from Sheffield to Scunthorpe call at the station...
, which lies to the north of the village on the Doncaster to Cleethorpes Line
Sheffield to Hull Line
The Sheffield to Hull line is a railway line in northern England. It runs from Sheffield north east to Hull Paragon via Doncaster. Stopping services on the line are provided by Northern Rail, with many branching off to Adwick or Scunthorpe...
, is closer to Keadby
Keadby
Keadby is a small village lying just off the A18, west of Scunthorpe, in North Lincolnshire, England. It lies on the West bank of the River Trent. It is pronounced "Kidby"....
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Vermuyden
The 1620s VermuydenCornelius Vermuyden
Sir Cornelius Wasterdyk Vermuyden was a Dutch engineer who introduced Dutch reclamation methods to Britain, and made the first important attempts to drain The Fens of East Anglia.-Life:...
's scheme for drainage of the Isle of Axholme and Hatfield Chase had two phases:
- 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.
In the early 19th century an addition outfall (the Folly Drain) was constructed at Derrythorpe. At a later stage these outfalls were replaced by a new outfall for 'the three rivers' at Keadby.