Biscathorpe

Biscathorpe is an ecclesiastical parish, deserted medieval village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Gayton le Wold, 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] In 1931 the parish had a population of 26.^[2] On 1 April 1936 the civil parish was abolished and merged with Gayton le Wold.^[3]

Biscathorpe
Church of St Helen, Biscathorpe
Biscathorpe Location within Lincolnshire
OS grid reference	TF226849
• London	125 mi (201 km) S
Civil parish	Gayton le Wold
District	East Lindsey
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LOUTH
Postcode district	LN11
Dialling code	01507
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Louth and Horncastle
List of places UK England Lincolnshire 53.347155°N 0.159355°W / 53.347155; -0.159355

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 Grade II* listed Anglican parish church dedicated to St Helen.^[4] The church was built in the early 1840s, rebuilt in 1850,^[5] and restored in 1913.^[6]

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  Biscathorpe House
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  Church Cottage

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.