Biscathorpe
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Coordinates: 53°20′50″N 0°09′34″W / 53.347155°N 0.15935473°W
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 Church of St Helen, Biscathorpe |
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 Biscathorpe
Biscathorpe shown within Lincolnshire |
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| OS grid reference | TF 22628 84941 |
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| District | East Lindsey |
| Shire county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LOUTH |
| Postcode district | LN11 |
| Dialling code | 01507 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Louth and Horncastle |
| List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire | |
Biscathorpe is an ecclesiastical parish and site of Biscathorpe medieval village. It lies in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, on the River Bain, 1 mile (1.6 km) south-west of Gayton le Wold, 6.5 miles (10.5 km) west of Louth, and to the south of the A157. It is a Conservation Area managed by DEFRA, and is traversed by the Viking Way.[1]
Biscathorpe has three buildings adjacent to the site of the medieval village, Biscathorpe House, the Old Vicarage, and the Grade II listed Anglican parish church dedicated to St Helen.[2] The church was built in 1847, rebuilt in 1850,[3] and restored in 1913.[4]
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[edit] References
- ^ "Biscathorpe Conservation Walk", DEFRA - defra.gov.uk; retrieved 29 June 2011
- ^ "Church of St Helen", National Heritage List for England, English Heritage; retrieved 29 June 2011
- ^ Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire p. 349; Methuen & Co. Ltd
- ^ "St Helen, Biscathorpe", Genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2011
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