Biscathorpe
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox UK place Biscathorpe is an ecclesiastical parish, deserted medieval village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Gayton le Wold, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, on the River Bain, Template:Convert south-west of Gayton le Wold, Template:Convert 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] In 1931 the parish had a population of 26.[2] On 1 April 1936 the civil parish was abolished and merged with Gayton le Wold.[3]
Biscathorpe has three buildings adjacent to the site of the medieval village, Biscathorpe House, Church Cottage, converted to luxury holiday accommodation in 2013 and the Grade II* listed Anglican parish church dedicated to St Helen.[4] The church was built in the early 1840s, rebuilt in 1850,[5] and restored in 1913.[6] Script error: No such module "Gallery".
Oil and Gas exploration
A Planning Application was submitted by Egdon Resources Plc in August 2013 to drill an oil well to the east of the Biscathorpe fords. Egdon intends to produce conventional oil from the Upper Carboniferous.
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- ↑ "Biscathorpe Conservation Walk" Template:Webarchive, DEFRA - defra.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2011
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- ↑ Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire p. 349; Methuen & Co. Ltd
- ↑ "St Helen, Biscathorpe", Genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2011