Welcome to Althorpe

Althorpe is a small village located in the county of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 5 miles north-west of the town of Scunthorpe and is home to a population of around 300 people. The village is surrounded by beautiful countryside and is known for its peaceful and tranquil atmosphere.

One of the main attractions in Althorpe is the St. Lawrence Church, which dates back to the 12th century. The church is a Grade I listed building and is known for its stunning architecture and beautiful stained glass windows. Visitors can also explore the churchyard, which is home to a number of historic graves and monuments.

Another popular attraction in Althorpe is the Althorpe Estate, which is home to the Spencer family. The estate covers over 13,000 acres of land and includes a number of historic buildings, including Althorpe House, which is the family's ancestral home. Visitors can take a tour of the house and explore the beautiful gardens and parkland that surround it. The estate also hosts a number of events throughout the year, including the Althorpe Food and Drink Festival and the Althorpe Literary Festival.

Local Weather

Partly cloudy

Temp: 14.4°C

Feels Like: 12.4°C

Wind: 17.7 MPH

Wind Dir: W

Local Schools

School	Details
Gunness And Burringham C Of E Primary School Voluntary Controlled School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Luan Sowerby	Burringham Road Gunness Scunthorpe Lincolnshire DN17 3LT 01724782460 School Website
Althorpe And Keadby Primary School Community School Ages:2-11 Head Teacher Mrs Sarah Tate	Station Road Keadby Scunthorpe Lincolnshire DN17 3BN 01724782344 School Website
West Butterwick C Of E Primary School Voluntary Controlled School Ages:3-11 Head Teacher Mrs Daniel Callaghan	School Lane West Butterwick Scunthorpe Lincolnshire DN17 3LB 01724783244
Oasis Academy Parkwood Academy Sponsor Led Ages:3-11 Head Teacher Mrs Tracey Norriss	Plymouth Road Scunthorpe DN17 1SS 01724861072 School Website
Westcliffe Primary School Community School Ages:3-11 Head Teacher Mrs Robert Prestwood	Dryden Road Scunthorpe Lincolnshire DN17 1PN 01724861602 School Website
Skills Centre Plus Special Post 16 Institution Ages:16-25 Head Teacher Mr Julian Walden	30 Hebden Road Scunthorpe North Lincolnshire DN15 8DT 1724849912 School Website
Berkeley Junior School Community School Ages:7-11 Head Teacher Miss Anna Cvijetic	Marsden Drive Scunthorpe Lincolnshire DN15 8AH 01724867065 School Website
Oneschool Global Uk Ridgeway Campus Other Independent School Ages:7-18 Head Teacher Mrs Chloe O'mara	Ridgeway Kingsway Scunthorpe DN17 1BS 3300552611 School Website
Saint Augustine Webster Catholic Voluntary Academy Academy Converter Ages:3-11 Head Teacher Mrs David Sidaway	Baildon Road Scunthorpe Lincolnshire DN15 8BU 01724843722 School Website
John Leggott Sixth Form College Further Education Ages:14-99 Head Teacher Mr Leon Riley	West Common Lane Scunthorpe Lincolnshire DN17 1DS 1724282998

Local Train Stations

Train Station
Althorpe Station Road, Althorpe, Lincolnshire, DN17 3HL 0.64 Miles

Crowle New Trent Street, Ealand, Lincolnshire, DN17 4JS 3.19 Miles

Scunthorpe Station Road, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, DN15 6PY 3.67 Miles

Kirton Lindsey Station Road, Kirton Lindsey, Lincolnshire, DN21 4BD 8.85 Miles

Thorne South South End, Thorne, South Yorkshire, DN8 5QN 9.16 Miles

Local Taxis

Taxi
Keadby Cabs 01724 782818 20 Queens Crescent, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, DN17 3DJ 0.81 Miles
Double 4 Taxi 01724 448294 46 Station Road, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, DN15 8TH 1.07 Miles
Aaa Taxis 01724 850444 14 Charles Lovell Way, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, DN17 1YL 2.57 Miles
Excel Taxis 01724 872872 18 Chiltern Cr, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, DN17 1TG 2.69 Miles
Hayre Taxis 01724 848888 45 Newland Dr, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, DN15 7HW 2.92 Miles
A1 Taxis 01724 866589 129 Merlin Rd, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, DN17 1LN 2.99 Miles
Style Taxis 01724 861010 57 Hempdyke Road, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, DN15 8LB 3.07 Miles
Presley's Cabs 01724 339816 6 Riby Rd, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, DN17 2EN 3.07 Miles
V I P Taxis 01724 859428 38 Hoylake Rd, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, DN17 2AZ 3.09 Miles
Abbey Taxis 01724 333000 A/97 Doncaster Rd, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, DN15 7DJ 3.13 Miles

Local Post Boxes

Post Box
Althorpe Post Office Uso Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Trunk Road Uso Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Burringham Post Office Uso Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
The Meadows Uso Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Station Road Uso Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Station Road Keadby Collection Today available until:17:00 Weekday Last Collection:17:00 Saturday Last Collection:11:00 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
Cheswick Avenue Uso Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Gunness Post Office Collection Today available until:17:15 Weekday Last Collection:17:15 Saturday Last Collection:11:00 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
Keadby Post Office Uso Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Old Village Street Uso Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
North End Uso Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Tesco Scunthorpe Collection Today available until:17:15 Weekday Last Collection:17:15 Saturday Last Collection:12:00 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
North End Uso Dn17 Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
North Street Uso Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Bolsover Road Uso Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00

Local GP Practices

GP Practice	Details
Trent View Medical Practice 01724 788000	Trent View Medical Pract 45 Trent View, Keadby Scunthorpe South Humberside DN17 3DR
Jubilee Surgery 01427 728443	School Lane West Butterwick Scunthorpe South Humberside DN17 3LB
West Common Lane Teaching Practice 01724 877744	Dorchester Road Scunthorpe DN17 1YH
Skippingdale Health Centre 01724 860006	Ferry Road West Scunthorpe South Humberside DN15 8EA
Church Lane Medical Centre 01724 853838	1 Orchid Rise Church Lane Scunthorpe DN15 7AN

Local Stores

Willoughby Road
91-95 Willoughby Road
The Riddings
Scunthorpe
Lincolnshire
DN17 2DJ
01724 279637
Store Website
3.29 miles

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SPAR - Bottesford
Quebec Supermarket
32 Quebec Road
Bottesford
DN17 2TB
01724 280306
Store Website
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Local Vetinary Surgeries

Rase Veterinary Centre
Berkeley House Doncaster Road Scunthorpe North Lincolnsh DN15 7DQ 01724 786232 scunthorpe@rasevets.com Website 2.41 miles

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Medivet Ashby
287 Ashby Road Scunthorpe Lincolnshire DN16 2AB 01724 842 655 ashby@medivet.co.uk Website 3.55 miles
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Old Registry Vets
92 Oswald Road Scunthorpe Lincolnshire DN15 7PA info@oldregistryvets.com Website 3.64 miles

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Medivet Scunthorpe
Calcot House Winterton Road Scunthorpe Lincolnshire DN15 6AH 01724 860045 scunthorpe@medivet.co.uk Website 4.16 miles
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Medivet Crowle
1 Church Lane Crowle Scunthorpe Lincolnshire DN17 4LQ 01724 711727 crowle@medivet.co.uk Website 4.41 miles
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Scunthorpe Vets4pets Ltd
Inside Pets At Home 1 Lakeside Retail Park Lakeside Retail Park Phase 2 Scunthorpe Humberside DN16 3UA scunthorpe@vets4pets.com 5.18 miles

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Local Dog Walks

Ashby Vile Nature Reserve
Lake With Paths Surrounding It, Located On The Edge Of Scunthorpe. 20 Garganey Walk Scunthorpe Lancashire DN16 3WR 5.42 miles

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Tuetoes Wood
A Lovely Walk With Various Paths And The Benefit Of Onsite Parking. E Ferry Rd Scotter Gainsborough DN21 3QF 5.45 miles What Three Words Location Details Demoted.Exporters.Lined Https://W3w.Co/Demoted.Exporters.Lined

Location what3words shining.polygraph.glides

Twigmoor Woods
Lovely Woodland Dog Walking Area, With A Lake For Them To Swim In. All Off Lead And Free Car Parking. 56 Kirton Rd Brigg DN20 9NF 7.21 miles You Will Easily See The Twigmoor Woods Car Park. Search On Google To Find Photos Of The Car Park If Struggling To Locate.

Location what3words kingdom.released.flattered

Ancholme Valley Way Broughton Bridge
Lovely Walk Along The Riverbank From The Historic Broughton Bridge. Great Place To Watch The Sunset Due The Flat Surroundings. Bridge Rd Broughton Brigg DN20 0BN 9.19 miles

Location what3words freedom.condense.flattered

Eastrington Ponds Nature Reserve
Walk Around Ponds With A Meadow, Wooded Area And Disused Railway Line. Takes About 30-40 Mins To Stroll Around With The Dog, And Meadow Area Is Enclosed, So Is Good For Letting Dog Off Lead. Mostly Flat But Not Wheelchair Friendly. 6 Howden Rd Eastrington Goole DN14 7PN 12.87 miles

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South Cave Countryside
Lovely Walk Up Hills But There Can Be Sheep About So Sometimes Need To Keep Dog On A Lead. Around A Mile Or Two Long So A Lovely, Shortish Walk. 3A Market Pl South Cave Brough HU15 2BS 14.38 miles Not A Well Known Walk, Only Locals Are Really Familiar With It. Depending On Which Way You Drive Into South Cave, You’Ll Either Come Across It On Your Right Or Drive Through South Cave, Continue Up The Hill And It’S On The Left. Parking Is On A Hill (Gravel Parking-Not On Road). You Park There And Follow The Path At The Side. As You Walk Down, You Should See A Little Gate On Your Left, Walk Down To It And Follow You’Re On Route. At The End Of The Field, You Can Go Either Way

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Weather Forecast

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	Overcast	Overcast	Fog	Mist	Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Sunny	Cloudy	Cloudy	Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Clear
Temp	17.2°C	16.8°C	14.2°C	14.4°C	17.4°C	22.4°C	25.2°C	26.3°C	26.4°C	25.7°C	23.5°C	20.6°C
Feels Like	17.2°C	16.8°C	14.3°C	14.7°C	17.4°C	23.7°C	26.5°C	27.5°C	27.6°C	27°C	25.4°C	21.8°C

Tuesday	00:00	02:00	04:00	06:00	08:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00	22:00

	Clear	Clear	Fog	Fog	Mist	Mist	Sunny	Cloudy	Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Clear
Temp	20.3°C	18.8°C	17.7°C	16.9°C	18.7°C	22.7°C	26.5°C	27.6°C	27.7°C	26.9°C	24.5°C	22°C
Feels Like	20.3°C	18.8°C	17.7°C	16.9°C	18.7°C	24.3°C	28.2°C	29°C	29.1°C	28.5°C	26.5°C	23.1°C

Wednesday	00:00	02:00	04:00	06:00	08:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00	22:00

	Clear	Clear	Mist	Mist	Mist	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Thundery outbreaks in nearby	Thundery outbreaks in nearby	Sunny	Clear
Temp	21.3°C	20.4°C	20°C	20°C	22.5°C	25.5°C	28.2°C	29.5°C	29.7°C	29°C	26.8°C	23.8°C
Feels Like	21.3°C	20.4°C	20°C	20°C	23.5°C	27.3°C	30.1°C	31.7°C	32.1°C	31.6°C	29°C	25.3°C

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