Description
Althorpe, a village and a parish in the county of Lincoln, on the river Trent, 5 miles ESE of Crowie, and with a station on the M.S. & L.R. The parish includes the townships of Althorpe and Keadby, and the hamlet of Derrythorpe. Area, 1352 acres; population of the civil parish, 467; of the ecclesiastical, including Keadby, 1059. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln; gross yearly value, £350 with residence. Patron, the Crown. The church is of the time of Edward IV. There are Wesleyan and Primitive Methodist chapels. Althorpe enjoys advantages of the Trent navigation. Lansdowne House is a chief residence.