- Manthorpe, Grantham
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Coordinates: 52°55′36″N 0°38′19″W / 52.92667°N 0.63872°W
Manthorpe 
Manthorpe Cottage
Manthorpe
Manthorpe shown within LincolnshireOS grid reference SK916374 District South Kesteven Shire county Lincolnshire Region East Midlands Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town GRANTHAM Postcode district NG31 Police Lincolnshire Fire Lincolnshire Ambulance East Midlands EU Parliament East Midlands List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire Manthorpe is a suburb in the north part of the town of Grantham in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England.
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Location
Manthorpe is located east of the East Coast Main Line running from London Kings Cross to Edinburgh, and west of the A607 road running from Grantham to Lincoln and also the River Witham.
History
Pre-nineteenth century, the area of Manthorpe was agricultural and known as Little Gonerby-cum-Manthorpe. The Grantham to Lincoln road followed what is now Low Road, across the river behind Swallow’s Mill, through Belton Park and on the old route to the Roman town of Ancaster along the Roman Road of Ermine Street.
In 1810 the Brownlow family, owners of Belton Park and House just north of Manthorpe, built a new road from Grantham to Belton. Then, in the 1840s and 50s, new houses, a church and school were built together with the renovation of established properties.
In the early 20th century a few houses began to be connected to electricity and water—the rest still fetching their water from the village pump or their own well. Finally the Brownlow estate connected all household to water and electricity.
By the late 1940s, there were still only a dozen or so houses west of Manthorpe Road and Manthorpe was still a separate village to the town of Grantham. During the 1950s and 1960s houses were built west of Manthorpe Road also on the river side. In the 1960s the Manthorpe estate was built—prices were under £2,000, though average wages were £15 per week and less for women. When Lord Peregrine Brownlow died in 1978, more land became available and most cottages in Manthorpe village were sold.
Facilities
Manthorpe is home to the Grantham Central Technology and Sports College a co-educational secondary school.[1][dead link] The only primary school is Cliffedale Primary School.[2]
The area has its own Residents' Association.[3][dead link]
The Parish Church,[4] CofE, is dedicated to St John the Evangelist.
The only shop in the area is a convenience store on the corner of Sandcliffe Road and Rushcliffe Road, however large supermarkets are quite close.
Grantham Hospital is located in the southern part of Manthorpe.
References
Categories:- Villages in Lincolnshire
- South Kesteven
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