Bassingthorpe is a small village in the civil parish of Bitchfield and Bassingthorpe, in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is 5 miles (8 km) south from Grantham, and on a C class road between the B6403 to the west and the B1176 to the east. In 1921 the parish had a population of 78.[1] On 1 April 1931 the parish was abolished and merged with Bitchfield to form "Bitchfield and Bassingthorpe".[2]
| Bassingthorpe | |
|---|---|
 St Thomas' Church, Bassingthorpe | |
  Bassingthorpe Location within Lincolnshire | |
| OS grid reference | SK966285 |
| • London | 90 mi (140 km) S |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Nottingham |
| Postcode district | NG33 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
The village contains 4 houses and a Grade I listed church dedicated to St Thomas.[3] The ecclesiastical parish is part of The North Beltisloe Group of parishes, of the Deanery of Beltisloe in the Diocese of Lincoln.[4] From 2006 to 2011 the incumbent was Rev Richard Ireson.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Population statistics Bassingthorpe CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Grantham Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Church of St Thomas a Becket, Bitchfield And Bassingthorpe", British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 27 June 2011
- ^ "Bassingthorpe w Westby P C C" Archived 12 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Diocese of Lincoln. Retrieved 14 May 2012
- ^ "North Beltisloe Group Council Report for PCC AGMs."; Boothby.org.uk. PDF download required. Retrieved 14 May 2012
External links edit
Media related to Bassingthorpe at Wikimedia Commons- Bassingthorpe in the Domesday Book
