Thetford, Lincolnshire

Thetford is a hamlet and farm in the civil parish of Baston in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England.

Thetford

Thetford House
Thetford
Location within Lincolnshire
OS grid referenceTF111148
• London85 mi (137 km) S
Civil parish
  • Baston
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPETERBOROUGH
Postcode districtPE6
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

Although Thetford has shrunken to a single farmhouse and associated outbuildings, this was once a manor of Spalding Priory with its own chapel. There are records of ministers being installed in 1529 and 1539.[1] The present house and barn are Grade II listed buildings.[2]

Thetford lies north of the village of Baston and to the south of the River Glen. It is on the line of the Car Dyke, a ditch or catchwater drain dating to the time of the Roman occupation, which is regarded as the western boundary of The Fens. The A15 road, that crosses the Glen at Kate's Bridge, runs less than 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Thetford.[3]

See also
  • Kate's Bridge

References
  1. Historic England. "Thetford (350444)". PastScape. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  2. "Thetford House and Barn, Baston". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
  3. 248 Bourne & Heckington:Billingborough & Morton (Map) (A1 ed.). 1:25 000. Explorer. OSGB. ISBN 978-0-319-23811-0. Retrieved 19 February 2011.TF111148
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