Calcethorpe

Calcethorpe

Earthworks at Calcethorpe deserted medieval village
Calcethorpe
 Calcethorpe shown within Lincolnshire
Population 70 (2001 Census) (with Kelstern)
OS grid referenceTF248887
    London 130 mi (210 km)  S
Civil parishCalcethorpe with Kelstern
DistrictEast Lindsey
Shire countyLincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Louth
Postcode district LN11
Police Lincolnshire
Fire Lincolnshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK ParliamentLouth and Horncastle
List of places
UK
England
Lincolnshire

Coordinates: 53°22′50″N 0°07′29″W / 53.380460°N 0.124674°W / 53.380460; -0.124674

Calcethorpe is a hamlet and deserted medieval village (DMV), in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 5 miles (8 km) west from the market town of Louth, and in the Lincolnshire Wolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The hamlet forms part of the civil parish of Calcethorpe with Kelstern.

Calcethorpe is recorded in the 1086 Domesday Book as having two households and six acres of meadow.[1]

The church was dedicated to Saint Faith but had fallen into ruin and disappeared by about 1450, around the same time as the rest of the village was abandoned. The earthworks near Manor Farm are known locally as 'Priests Close' and the probable site of the church.[2][3][4]

References

  1. "Calcethorpe". Domesdaymap.co.uk. Anna Powell-Smith/University of Hull. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  2. "St Faith's church, Calcethorpe". Lincs to the Past. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  3. Historic England. "Calcethorpe (353068)". PastScape. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  4. "Deserted village (site of) N of Calcethorpe Manor Farm". Ancientmonuments.info. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
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