Culverthorpe
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Culverthorpe is a hamlet in the civil parish
of Heydour
, in the South Kesteven
district of Lincolnshire
, England. It lies 5 miles (8 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.
Culverthorpe comprises Grade II listed Culverthorpe Hall, its estate, farm, park and lake. Constructed in 1679 with later additions, the hall is "built in Italian style".
A chapel dedicated to St Bartholomew once stood in the hamlet, its pews later being added to the church of St Andrew at Kelby.
In the Domesday account Culverthorpe is written as "Cudetorp", and described as largely the "Land of Drogo de Beurere". 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.
In the 20th century the estate transferred to the Dymoke branch of the family.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
of Heydour
Heydour
Heydour is a hamlet and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is south-west from Sleaford and north-east from Grantham...
, in the South Kesteven
South Kesteven
South Kesteven is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England, forming part of the traditional Kesteven division of the county. It covers Grantham, Stamford, Bourne and Market Deeping.-History:...
district of Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England. It lies 5 miles (8 km) south-west from Sleaford
Sleaford
Sleaford is a town in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is located thirteen miles northeast of Grantham, seventeen miles west of Boston, and nineteen miles south of Lincoln, and had a total resident population of around 14,500 in 6,167 households at the time...
, 9 miles (14.5 km) north-east from Grantham
Grantham
Grantham is a market town within the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It bestrides the East Coast Main Line railway , the historic A1 main north-south road, and the River Witham. Grantham is located approximately south of the city of Lincoln, and approximately east of Nottingham...
and 3 miles south-east from Ancaster
Ancaster, Lincolnshire
Ancaster is a village in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, on the site of the Roman town of "Causennae"Ancaster Hall at The University of Nottingham is named after the parish and the, now extinct, title of the Earl of Ancaster....
.
Culverthorpe, with Heydour, Aisby, Oasby
Oasby
Oasby is a hamlet in the civil parish of Heydour, South Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England. It lies north-east of Grantham.Oasby, Heydour, Aisby, Culverthorpe and Kelby are the five hamlets within Heydour parish....
and Kelby
Kelby
Kelby is a hamlet in the civil parish of Heydour, in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies south-west from Sleaford, north-east from Grantham and south-east from Ancaster. Kelby, with Heydour, Aisby, Oasby and Culverthorpe are the five hamlets within Heydour...
are the five hamlets within Heydour parish.
Culverthorpe comprises Grade II listed Culverthorpe Hall, its estate, farm, park and lake. Constructed in 1679 with later additions, the hall is "built in Italian style".
A chapel dedicated to St Bartholomew once stood in the hamlet, its pews later being added to the church of St Andrew at Kelby.
In the Domesday account Culverthorpe is written as "Cudetorp", and described as largely the "Land of Drogo de Beurere". The hamlets of Heydour and Culverthorpe passed through various plantagenet owners during the kingship of Henry III
Henry III of England
Henry III was the son and successor of John as King of England, reigning for 56 years from 1216 until his death. His contemporaries knew him as Henry of Winchester. He was the first child king in England since the reign of Æthelred the Unready...
. In the reign of Charles II
Charles II of England
Charles II was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.Charles II's father, King Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War...
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
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
in 1725. Sir Michael Wharton, Member of Parliament for Grantham
Grantham
Grantham is a market town within the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It bestrides the East Coast Main Line railway , the historic A1 main north-south road, and the River Witham. Grantham is located approximately south of the city of Lincoln, and approximately east of Nottingham...
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.
In the 20th century the estate transferred to the Dymoke branch of the family.
Further reading
- Titled Gal Elopes with Groom, TriCity Herald, 8 May 1955; retrieved 22 June 2011