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 reference	TF111148
• London	85 mi (137 km) S
Civil parish	Baston
District	South Kesteven
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PETERBOROUGH
Postcode district	PE6
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Grantham and Stamford
List of places UK England Lincolnshire 52°43′11″N 0°21′22″W / 52.719762°N 0.35607862°W / 52.719762; -0.35607862

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)". Research records (formerly 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

External links

•   Media related to Thetford, Lincolnshire at Wikimedia Commons