Biscathorpe is an

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and site of Biscathorpe medieval village. It lies in the

East Lindsey East Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. The population of the district council was 136,401 at the 2011 census. The council is based in Manby. Other major settlements in the district include Alford, Wragby, Spi ...

district of

Lincolnshire Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs.) is a county in the East Midlands of England, with a long coastline on the North Sea to the east. It borders Norfolk to the south-east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south-west, Leicestershir ...

, England, on the

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, south-west of

Gayton le Wold Gayton le Wold is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies west from Louth, Lincolnshire, Louth, north from Donington on Bain, and to the south of the A157 road, A157. The parish includes Biscat ...

, west of Louth, and to the south of the A157. It is a

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managed by

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, and is traversed by the

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. 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

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listed Anglican parish church dedicated to St Helen. The church was built in the early 1840s, rebuilt in 1850,Cox, J. Charles (1916) ''Lincolnshire'' p. 349; Methuen & Co. Ltd and restored in 1913."St Helen, Biscathorpe"

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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

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References

External links

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Location map of Biscathorpe Aerial view of Biscathorpe
{{Authority control Hamlets in Lincolnshire East Lindsey District Deserted medieval villages in Lincolnshire