| Edenham, Grimsthorpe, Elsthorpe & Scottlethorpe | |
| Farmland between Edenham and Grimsthorpe, something like the centre of the parish |
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| Edenham Grimsthorpe Elsthorpe & Scottlethorpe in Lincolnshire | |
| Civil parish | |
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| Status: | Parish |
| Governance: | Parish Council |
| Population: | 292 (2001 census)2001 Census data |
| Administration | |
| Primary council: | South Kesteven |
| County: | [[Lincolnshire]] |
| Region: | East Midlands |
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| Politics | |
| UK Parliament: | Grantham and Stamford |
| European Parliament: | East Midlands |
| Website Edenham, Grimsthorpe, Elsthorpe & Scottlethorpe Parish Council |
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Edenham, Grimsthorpe, Elsthorpe and Scottlethorpe is a civil parish in South Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England. It is principally based around the river and valley of the East Glen which flows through Edenham.
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The broad valley is incised into a gently sloping and much dissected plateau of glacial till which is more graphically described by the older term, boulder clay. The till caps the ridges to either side, the one clothed by the Bourne Woods and the other by the park of Grimsthorpe Castle. All the solid geology is Jurassic. The valley sides are of Kellaways clay, Kellaways sand and Oxford clay while its bottom is of cornbrash and Blisworth clay. In the south and west of the parish are much greater exposures of this solid geology with extensive areas of Blisworth Limestone and the Upper Estuarine Series. In the valley, there are also strips of alluvium and patches of glacial sand and gravel.[1]
Although Grimsthorpe Castle is on higher ground to the west, the village of Grimshtorpe shares the geology of the rest of the parish.[2]
The main village is
The parish includes a number of outlying hamlets
The parish is associated with two lost settlements:
Once part of the Beltisloe Wapentake in Kesteven, the parish is now part of South Kesteven District. Its obligations under the 19th century poor law were undertaken by the Bourne Poor Law Union from 1835 onwards.[7]
The present Electoral arrangements are as follows:[8]
The Ecclesiastical parish[9][10] follows the same boundaries, and is part of the Deanery of Beltisloe,[11] preserving the old Wapentake boundaries.
As well as agricultural employment there are the following businesses in the parish:
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