Birthorpe is a hamlet in the

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

Billingborough Billingborough is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately north of Bourne and 10 miles south of Sleaford, and on the B1177 between Horbling and Pointon just south of ...

, in the

South Kesteven South Kesteven is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district in Lincolnshire, England, forming part of the traditional Kesteven division of the county. Its council is based in Grantham. The district also includes the towns of Bourne, ...

district of

Lincolnshire Lincolnshire (), abbreviated ''Lincs'', is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber regions of England. It is bordered by the East Riding of Yorkshire across the Humber estuary to th ...

, England. It is situated less than west from Billingborough and the B1177 Pointon Road, and east from

Folkingham Folkingham ( ) is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies on the A15 road (Great Britain), A15 road north of Bourne, Lincolnshire, Bourne and south of Sleaford. The United Kingdom Census 2001 ...

. Birthorpe was formerly in the parish of Semperingham, in 1866 Birthorpe became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1931 the parish was abolished and merged with Billingborough. In 1921 the parish had a population of 46. Birthorpe is regarded as a

shrunken medieval village In the United Kingdom, a deserted medieval village (DMV) is a former settlement which was abandoned during the Middle Ages, typically leaving no trace apart from earthworks or cropmarks. If there are fewer than three inhabited houses the conve ...

. The Manor House and farm house are listed buildings. There was a substantial manor here well before 1300: the family who owned it took their name from the village.Ball, Francis Elrington; ''The Judges in Ireland 1221-1921'', London, John Murray (1926). Reprint: Lawbook Exchange (2005). The most notable family member was Roger de Birthorpe (died c.1345), who had a distinguished career as a judge in Ireland, becoming

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in 1327. Roger was a somewhat controversial figure, who fled to Ireland after being outlawed for his part in a private war with

Sempringham Priory Sempringham Priory was a priory in Lincolnshire, England, located in the medieval hamlet of Sempringham, to the northwest of Pointon. Today, all that remains of the priory is a marking on the ground where the walls stood and a square, which are ...

, but eventually received a

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. Birthorpe passed to the Deyncourt family before 1343.

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Hamlets in Lincolnshire Former civil parishes in Lincolnshire South Kesteven District {{Lincolnshire-geo-stub