Grimblethorpe

Grimblethorpe

Grim's Mound bowl barrow
Grimblethorpe
 Grimblethorpe shown within Lincolnshire
OS grid referenceTF236863
    London 130 mi (210 km)  S
Civil parishGayton le Wold
DistrictEast Lindsey
Shire countyLincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Market Rasen
Postcode district LN8
Police Lincolnshire
Fire Lincolnshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK ParliamentLouth and Horncastle
List of places
UK
England
Lincolnshire

Coordinates: 53°21′34″N 0°08′35″W / 53.359568°N 0.143093°W / 53.359568; -0.143093

Grimblethorpe is a hamlet in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 6 miles (10 km) west from Louth and just north of the village of Gayton le Wold, on the A157 road. The population is included in the civil parish of Burgh on Bain.

The village was a civil parish between 1858 and 1931, after which it became part of Gayton le Wold parish.[1]

Grimblethorpe Hall is a Grade II* listed building dating from 1620, and built of red brick. It was possibly built for Sir Ralph Maddestone, who held Grimblethorpe at the end of the 16th century.[2]

The hamlet is 650 yards (600 m) south of a deserted medieval village (DMV), not mentioned in the Domesday Book.[3] Grim's Mound, 650 yards west from the DMV, is a Bronze Age bowl barrow, 62 feet (19 m) in diameter and 9 feet (2.7 m) high. It contains archaeological items, including human remains, and is an ancient scheduled monument.[4]

References

  1. "Grimblethorpe". Vision of Britain. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  2. "Grimblethorpe Hall". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  3. Historic England. "Grimblethorpe (353063)". PastScape. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  4. "Grim's Mound". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
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