Thorpe on the Hill is a small village and

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

North Kesteven North Kesteven is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district in Lincolnshire, England. The council is based in Sleaford. The district also contains the town of North Hykeham, which adjoins the neighbouring city of Lincoln, England, L ...

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, England.

Location

It is situated less than north from the

A46 road The A46 is a major A road in England. It starts east of Bath, Somerset and ends in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, but it does not form a continuous route. Large portions of the old road have been lost, bypassed, or replaced by motorway developme ...

, and south-west from Lincoln city centre.

Population

In the 2001 census the parish population was 530, increasing to 558 at the 2011 census.

Industries

Local commerce and industry includes the door manufacturer Doortechnik.

Transportation

Thorpe-on-the-Hill railway station, on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line north of the village, was opened in 1846; it closed in 1955.

References

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* Villages in Lincolnshire Civil parishes in Lincolnshire North Kesteven District {{Lincolnshire-geo-stub