North Thoresby, United Kingdom
North Thoresby is a town of 1,068 people in England, United Kingdom.
Why visit North Thoresby
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark and 2 places to eat in and around town.
Highlights include North Ormsby Priory.
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About North Thoresby
North Thoresby is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated between Louth and Grimsby, approximately 7.5 miles (12 km) from each. and has a village population of 1,068 (2011) Some 50.5% of the population is older than 60 years.
From the Wikipedia article North Thoresby (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks1
North Ormsby Priory
Monument and historic site · 3.3 mi
Gilbertine priory in Lincolnshire, England, UK
Restaurants and cafes2
Churches and places of worship7
Church of St Peter
Church · 2.7 mi
Church in Holton-le-Clay, Lincolnshire, England, UK
St Martin's Church
Church · 1.5 mi
Church in Waithe, Lincolnshire, England, UK
St Helen's Church, North Thoresby
Church
Church in North Thoresby, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Shopping1
History
Researchers believe they found archeological evidence, just outside the village, that grapes were grown in the area by the Romans during their occupation. This claim has been contested. The Village lies on a Roman road from Cadeby to North Coates, believed to have been a route of salt transportation from the coast to Lincoln.
North Thoresby is listed in the same Domesday entry as Autby, and in 1416 it was combined into Thoresby-cum-Autby parish, following the desertion of Autby and the loss of the village church.
The Anglican parish church, St Helen's, occupies a site where Christian worship has continued for more than 1,000 years. Like most churches of its age it has seen many alterations from an original simple room to a 15th-century edifice with north and south aisles. The south aisle was demolished in Elizabethan times but remains of it survive inside the church. The church includes part of a Saxon grave cover, Tudor bench-ends and Restoration plaques which record the work tradesman such as "putty makers". There is also a memorial tablet to Francis Bond (1852-1918), the late 19th-century authority on Gothic architecture, who was born in the village. Historically the parish was within Haverstoe, the south division of the Bradley-Haverstoe wapentake, in the North Riding of Lindsey.
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North Thoresby was enclosed in 1839, its Tithe barn still stands having been converted into a private dwelling standing to the east of the rectory.
Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists each had a chapel here prior to 1900. The Methodist chapel, school and school house, were built in the mid-19th century. In 1985 the school and house were converted into a community centre, The Wesley Centre, when the primary school relocated to a new building on High Street.
During the Second World War, on 4 October 1943, an RAF Avro Lancaster ED583 crashed in the village during a test flight from RAF Waltham, killing the crew. A memorial was dedicated to them on 4 September 2005.
From the History section of North Thoresby on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Schools, colleges and libraries1
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Getting there and nearby towns
Humberside Airport (HUY) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 14 miles away.
- Tetney 2 mi northeast, about 4 min by car
- Cleethorpes 7 mi north, about 11 min by car
- Grimsby 7 mi north, about 11 min by car
- Louth 7 mi south, about 12 min by car
- Stallingborough 10 mi northwest, about 16 min by car
- Immingham 12 mi northwest, about 20 min by car
- Mablethorpe 16 mi southeast, about 25 min by car
- Wragby 16 mi southwest, about 26 min by car
- Hedon 20 mi north, about 32 min by car
- Kingston upon Hull 22 mi northwest, about 36 min by car
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Photo credits
- Holton-Le-Clay Church Tower, Dornsby, CC0
- StNicholasGrainsby, Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0
- St. Martin's Church, Waithe - Post Restoration, Wideload123, CC0
- East Window St Helen North Thoresby, Jack1956, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, MarcelM005, CC BY-SA 4.0
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