Calcethorpe is a hamlet

Hamlet

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 and deserted medieval village

Deserted medieval village

In the United Kingdom, a deserted medieval village is a former settlement which was abandoned during the Middle Ages, typically leaving no trace apart from earthworks or cropmarks. If there are fewer than three inhabited houses the convention is to regard the site as deserted; if there are more...

, or DMV, about 5 miles (8 km) west of the town of Louth

Louth, Lincolnshire

Louth is a market town and civil parish within the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.-Geography:Known as the "capital of the Lincolnshire Wolds", it is situated where the ancient trackway Barton Street crosses the River Lud, and has a total resident population of 15,930.The Greenwich...

, Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire

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, England. It forms part of the civil parish

Civil parish

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 of Calcethorpe with Kelstern

Calcethorpe with Kelstern

Calcethorpe with Kelstern is a civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.The parish includes the hamlets of Calcethorpe to the south of Kelstern, and Lambcroft to the north...

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Calcethorpe was mentioned in Domesday Book

Domesday Book

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 of 1086 when it was listed as having two households and six acres of meadow.

The church was dedicated to Saint Faith but had fallen into ruin and disappeared by about 1450, around the same time as the rest of the village was abandoned. The earthworks

Earthworks (archaeology)

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near Manor Farm are known locally as Priests Close and the probable site of the church.