Biscathorpe

Biscathorpe

Church of St Helen, Biscathorpe
Biscathorpe
 Biscathorpe shown within Lincolnshire
OS grid referenceTF226849
   – London 125 mi (201 km)  S
DistrictEast Lindsey
Shire countyLincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town LOUTH
Postcode district LN11
Dialling code 01507
Police Lincolnshire
Fire Lincolnshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK ParliamentLouth and Horncastle
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Coordinates: 53°20′50″N 0°09′34″W / 53.347155°N 0.159355°W

Biscathorpe is an ecclesiastical parish and site of Biscathorpe medieval village. It lies in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, on the River Bain, 1 mile (1.6 km) south-west of Gayton le Wold, 6.5 miles (10.5 km) west of Louth, and to the south of the A157. It is a Conservation Area managed by DEFRA, and is traversed by the Viking Way.[1]

Biscathorpe has three buildings adjacent to the site of the medieval village, Biscathorpe House, the Old Vicarage, converted to luxury holiday accommodation in 2013 and the Grade II* listed Anglican parish church dedicated to St Helen.[2] The church was built in 1847, rebuilt in 1850,[3] and restored in 1913.[4]

Biscathorpe House 
Biscathorpe Old Vicarage 

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 Upper Carboniferous and gas by fracking the underlying shale horizons.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Biscathorpe Conservation Walk", DEFRA - defra.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2011
  2. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Helen (1168152)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  3. ↑ Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire p. 349; Methuen & Co. Ltd
  4. ↑ "St Helen, Biscathorpe", Genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2011
  5. ↑ "Fracking? or Keep Fossil Fuel Fossilised", Transitiontownlouth.org.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2013

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