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Lakeside at Culverthorpe |
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Culverthorpe
Culverthorpe shown within Lincolnshire |
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| OS grid reference | TF 02447 40284 |
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| Unitary authority | South Kesteven |
| Ceremonial county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Grantham |
| Postcode district | NG32 |
| Dialling code | 01400 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Grantham and Stamford (UK Parliament constituency) |
| List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire | |
Culverthorpe is a hamlet in the civil parish of Heydour, in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies 5 miles (8.0 km) south-west from Sleaford, 9 miles (14.5 km) north-east from Grantham and 3 miles south-east from Ancaster.
Culverthorpe, with Heydour, Aisby, Oasby and Kelby are the five hamlets within Heydour parish.[1][2]
Culverthorpe comprises Grade II listed Culverthorpe Hall, its estate, farm, park and lake. Constructed in 1679 with later additions,[3][4] the hall is "built in Italian style".[5]
A chapel dedicated to St Bartholomew once stood in the hamlet,[6] its pews later being added to the church of St Andrew at Kelby.[7]
In the Domesday account Counthorpe is written as "Torp".[8] Before the Conquest lordship was held by Tonni of Lusby; after, Gilbert of Ghent became Tenant-in-chief.[9] The hamlets of Heydour and Culverthorpe passed through various plantagenet owners during the kingship of Henry III. In the reign of Charles II the house and estate passed into the hands of John Newton, then to his son, and then grandson Sir Michael Newton, ennobled as Knight of the Bath in 1725. Sir Michael Wharton, Member of Parliament for Grantham took possession until his death in 1743, when the estate transferred to his sister and through her, her issue, and their siblings who adopted the Newton name. The last Newton, another Michael, died in 1803, whence the house became untenanted.[4][6]
In the 20th century the estate transferred to the Dymoke branch of the family.