Toft, Lincolnshire
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Toft is a small village in Lincolnshire
, England
situated about three miles south-west of Bourne
on the A6121
. It is part of the Parish of Toft with Lound and Manthorpe.
The village gave its name to the Toft Tunnel on the former Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
(closed in 1959), which ran about a mile to the north. This was the only tunnel on that railway, which ran for the most part over the Fens. The village is now best known for the Toft Hotel Golf Course, which is to the south of the village.
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
situated about three miles south-west of Bourne
Bourne, Lincolnshire
Bourne is a market town and civil parish on the western edge of the Fens, in the District of South Kesteven in southern Lincolnshire, England.-The town:...
on the A6121
A6121 road
The A6121 is a short cross-country road in the counties of Lincolnshire and Rutland, England. It forms the principal route between Bourne and Stamford and the A1 in Lincolnshire, continuing on through Ketton in Rutland to its junction with the A47 at Morcott. Its south-western end is at and its...
. It is part of the Parish of Toft with Lound and Manthorpe.
The village gave its name to the Toft Tunnel on the former Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
The Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway, was a joint railway owned by the Midland Railway and the Great Northern Railway in eastern England, affectionately known as the 'Muddle and Get Nowhere' to generations of passengers, enthusiasts, and other users.The main line ran from Peterborough to...
(closed in 1959), which ran about a mile to the north. This was the only tunnel on that railway, which ran for the most part over the Fens. The village is now best known for the Toft Hotel Golf Course, which is to the south of the village.