Northorpe

Coordinates: 52°44′39″N 0°22′33″W / 52.744294°N 0.375836°W / 52.744294; -0.375836

Northorpe
Northorpe sign
Northorpe  Northorpe shown within Lincolnshire
OS grid reference	TF097175
District	South Kesteven
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	PE10 0
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Grantham and Stamford
List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire

Northorpe is a growing hamlet in the parish of Thurlby, in South Kesteven, southern Lincolnshire and is about a mile south of Bourne.

Northorpe is near to Elsea and Math Woods, the latter of which is rumored to be haunted by Nanny Rutt, but they are still popular places in which to walk dogs. It lies on the bus route between Bourne and Peterborough and a Delaine bus runs every half an hour along the A15. The village also has a post box and a phone box. The village is connected to the National Grid; work was completed in November 2006 after a campaign by local residents in 1997-1998 which resulted in the approval for the work to be done.

The village may also be famous for its wonderful shoe display competition which is held every July on the common green. Every year locals are given the chance to design a shoe. The village cobblers will produce shoes from the winning design. The fair has been under threat in recent years as the cobbler trade is struggling.

The village was perhaps most famous for its extensive goat farm which used to produce some of the most popular goat's cheese in south Lincolnshire but this has now closed.

See also

• Northorpe in South Holland near Donington.
• Northorpe in West Lindsey near Gainsborough.
• Northorpe in West Yorkshire.

External links

• Map of Northorpe