Birthorpe is a small hamlet in the
South Kesteven 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. It is situated less than west from
Billingborough and the
B1177 Pointon Road, and east from
Folkingham
Folkingham ( ) is an English village and civil parish on the northern edge of the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire. The civil and ecclesiastical parishes cover the same area. Folkingham lies on the A15 road north of Bourne and 10 miles ...
.
Birthorpe is regarded as a
shrunken medieval village. 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
Roger de Birthorpe (c.1280–c.1345) was an English landowner and lawyer who had a distinguished career in Ireland as a judge, becoming Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer in 1327.Ball, F. Elrington ''The Judges in Ireland 1221-1921'' London John M ...
(died c.1345), who had a distinguished career as a judge in Ireland, becoming
Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer 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, but eventually received a
royal pardon. Birthorpe passed to the Deyncourt family in about 1345.
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Location map of BirthorpeAerial view of Birthorpe
Hamlets in Lincolnshire
South Kesteven District
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