Thurlby, South Kesteven
Coordinates: 52°44′18″N 0°22′43″W / 52.738375°N 0.37858441°W
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| Population | 2,136 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | TF095168 |
| 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 | |
Thurlby is a village and civil parish in the District of South Kesteven in the English county of Lincolnshire, on the edge of The Fens. It is sometimes referred to as Thurlby by Bourne to distinguish it from other villages in Lincolnshire called Thurlby. The parish had a population of 2,136 at the 2001 census, although this has increased by hundreds as of the 2011 census, thanks to rapid development across the village.
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[edit] Thurlby
Geographically Thurlby is on the western edge of the Lincolnshire fens.
Thurlby lies between Bourne and Baston, at grid reference TF 095 171. Most of the village lies to the west of the A15 road but a part, including the parish church, is to the east. A Methodist chapel, Trinity Methodist Church, was established in 1912. The parish includes Northorpe, which is continuous with Thurlby, and the outlying hamlets of Obthorpe and Kate's Bridge.
Thurlby Fen, to the east of the main road, falls within the drainage area of the Welland and Deepings Internal Drainage Board.[1]
The ecclesiastical parish of Thurlby share the same boundaries as the civil parish, with a single parish church of St Firmin. This is part of the Ness group of the Deanery of Aveland and Ness with Stamford. The incumbent is Rev Canon Janet M Beadle .[2][3]
There is one public house, called the Horseshoe, located on the A15/High street junction. The village has a modern primary school sharing a site with the community hall and Lawrance Park. [4] Thurlby Community Primary School usually has around 200 pupils, caters for children aged 4 to 11, with the majority of students going to either Bourne Grammar School or Bourne Academy (previously Robert Manning College until September 2011). Thurlby also contains a newly-renovated shop with a post office, and a Veterinary practice.[5]. A pre-school also exists halfway up Northorpe from the A15.
A firm of agricultural engineers,[6] a furniture store, and a petrol station operate in Kate's Bridge, about half a mile from the village itself.
In 1979 a local resident, Mr Harold Sneath, bequeathed his home, Capstones, to the Youth Hostels Association (YHA) to use as youth hostel.[7] Following the foot and mouth crisis of 2001 YHA looked to close the hostel to reduce costs. Lincolnshire County Council and South Kesteven District Council were opposed to the closure and resolution was achieved by the two councils buying the building and leasing it back to YHA. The signpost for Thurlby now shows the YHA logo on it to reflect the ownership of the hostel.
[edit] Northorpe
Northorpe is a hamlet situated directly adjacent to the village of Thurlby. 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. The village also has a post box and a phone box. The village is connected to the National Grid (like Thurlby); 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.
[edit] Transport
Northorpe and Thurlby are served by half-hourly Delaine buses between Bourne, Lincolnshire, and Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, and a daily service to Stamford, Lincolnshire. Buses arrive from Bourne en route to Peterborough at 7 minutes and 37 minutes past the hour at Northorpe, and 8 minutes and 38 minutes past the hour at Thurlby. Buses arrive from Peterborough en route to Bourne at 28 minutes and 58 minutes past the hour at Thurlby, and 29 minutes and 59 minutes past the hour at Northorpe. Plans for these buses to go through the villages of Thurlby and Northorpe and not just along the A15 are being considered.
The nearest airport to the village is East Midlands Airport, about an hour away by car; and situated in the neighbouring county of Leicestershire, with regular flights across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. The nearest railway stations are located at Stamford (15 minutes from the village) and at Peterborough (25 minutes from the village), both with regular scheduled services to London King's Cross and Birmingham, with Peterborough offering many other destinations, such as Norwich, Cambridge, Edinburgh, York, Newcastle, Lincoln, Nottingham and Doncaster.
[edit] History
The Roman Car Dyke passes through the parish to the east of the road. The A151 road itself broadly follows the route of the Roman Road King street.
The church of St Firmin dates back to before the Norman Conquest, reportedly to 925 AD.[8][3] It has features of Saxo-Norman and Perpendicular style.[8]
Thurlby is mentioned in the Domesday survey in the eleventh century as 'Turolvebi'.
Thurlby railway station was on the Bourne and Essendine railway, opened in 1860 and closed in 1951. Thurlby is now served regularly by buses instead.[9]
[edit] Sport and Leisure
The Thurlby 10km Road Race and the 3km Fun Run is organized each year by a group of volunteers, with hundreds of runners racing every year. The races are usually held on the first Sunday in July.[10]
Lawrance Park at grid reference TF 095 170 comprises the community hall, large park and childrens play area. It is a sporting venue in the village, with many events taking place both in the hall (circuit training, indoor bowls and line dancing) and on the park (football and school games). Hourly Taekwondo lessons may be undertaken at the Lawrance Park Hall every Wednesday at 7.30pm and Saturday at 11.30am. Thurlby also has a small but enthusiastic tennis club.
Thurlby has two football teams. The junior side Thurlby Tigers [11] and the mens side Thurlby United. Both sides play home fixtures at Lawrance Park.
Car boot sales take place at Lawrance Park twice a year, at the end of March and at the end of September. They regularly draw in over a hundreds of stalls and more than a thousand visitors from across the South Lincolnshire region.
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Welland and Deepings IDB". http://www.wellandidb.org.uk/.
- ^ "Ecelsiastical Parish details". http://www.achurchnearyou.com/thurlby-st-firmin1/.
- ^ a b "St Firmin's church web site". http://www.stfirmins.ik.com/.
- ^ "Primary school web site". http://www.thurlbyprimary.ik.org/.
- ^ "Animates Veterinary Clinic web site". http://www.animates.org.uk/.
- ^ "Fentons of Bourne web site". http://www.fentonsofbourne.co.uk/.
- ^ Noble p. 136.
- ^ a b "National Monument record for St Firmin's". http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=350407.
- ^ "National Monument record for the station site". http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=507095.
- ^ "Thurlby Run web site". http://www.thurlbyrun.ik.com/.
- ^ "Thurlby Tigers web site". http://thurlbytigers.co.uk/.
[edit] References
- Noble, Majorie, ed. (1987). Thurlby: an ordinary village. Bourne: Warners. ISBN 0 9512 3860 4.
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