Manthorpe, Bourne

Manthorpe is a village in the civil parish of Toft with Lound and Manthorpe, in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies 0.5 miles (0.8 km) east from the A6121, 3 miles (5 km) south-west from Bourne and 6 miles (10 km) north-east from Stamford. Manthorpe was formerly in the parish of Witham on-the-Hill,^[1] in 1866 Manthorpe became a separate civil parish,^[2] on 1 April 1931 the parish was abolished to form "Toft with Lound and Manthorpe".^[3] In 1921 the parish had a population of 74.^[4]

Manthorpe
Manthorpe Location within Lincolnshire
OS grid reference	TF070160
• London	85 mi (137 km) S
Civil parish	Toft with Lound and Manthorpe
District	South Kesteven
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Bourne
Postcode district	PE10
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Sleaford and North Hykeham
List of places UK England Lincolnshire 52.731°N 0.415°W / 52.731; -0.415

At the western side of the village runs the East Glen River.

At Bowthorpe Park Farm is the Bowthorpe Oak, with the largest girth in the UK. The tree has a circumference of about 44 feet (13 metres).^[5]