About Greatford
Greatford is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 2mi west from the A15, 4. 5mi north-east from Stamford, and 5mi south from Bourne. Greatford is noted for Greatford Hall, once the home of Francis Willis. In the 2001 Census, Greatford's population was found to be 260, increasing slightly to 268 at the 2011 census. HistoryThere are different pronunciations and spellings for this village's name, including Greatford, Gritford, and Gretford. The name could be derived from its location on a gravel or 'grit' ford of the West Glen River. Greatford is listed in the 1086 Domesday book as "Greteford" and "Griteford", The parish contains the now untraceable medieval hamlet of Banthorp, mentioned in Domesday. A 1334 tax list puts the site of Banthorp to the west of Greatford at Banthorpe Woods and Lodge. In October 1892 a granary full of barley collapsed at the farm of the Dean family, killing four people: two from Greatford, one from Langtoft and one from Market Deeping.
Greatford Description
Greatford is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 2mi west from the A15, 4. 5mi north-east from Stamford, and 5mi south from Bourne. Greatford is noted for Greatford Hall, once the home of Francis Willis. In the 2001 Census, Greatford's population was found to be 260, increasing slightly to 268 at the 2011 census. HistoryThere are different pronunciations and spellings for this village's name, including Greatford, Gritford, and Gretford. The name could be derived from its location on a gravel or 'grit' ford of the West Glen River. Greatford is listed in the 1086 Domesday book as "Greteford" and "Griteford", The parish contains the now untraceable medieval hamlet of Banthorp, mentioned in Domesday. A 1334 tax list puts the site of Banthorp to the west of Greatford at Banthorpe Woods and Lodge. In October 1892 a granary full of barley collapsed at the farm of the Dean family, killing four people: two from Greatford, one from Langtoft and one from Market Deeping.