Acthorpe

Acthorpe

Acthorpe Wood
Acthorpe
 Acthorpe shown within Lincolnshire
OS grid referenceTF309893
    London 135 mi (217 km)  S
Civil parishElkington
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°23′04″N 0°01′59″W / 53.384418°N 0.033045°W / 53.384418; -0.033045

Acthorpe is a hamlet in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 2 miles (3 km) north-west from the town of Louth(where the population is included), and in the Lincolnshire Wolds, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[1] Acthorpe is part of the civil parish of Elkington.

Acthorpe does not appear in the Domesday Book but is considered a deserted medieval village.[2]

Acthorpe Farm House is a Grade II listed building of red brick, dating from 1740, with 19th- and 20th-century alterations.[3]

Acthorpe Wood is an area of semi-natural ancient woodland.[4]

References

  1. "South Elkington", Genuki.co.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2013
  2. "Acthorpe DMV". Lincs to the Past. Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  3. Historic England. "Acthorpe Farn House (1063146)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  4. "Acthorpe Wood". Lincs to the Past. Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 29 June 2011.

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