Authorpe
| Authorpe | |
| Lincolnshire | |
|---|---|
 The former Authorpe Station | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TF399809 |
| Location: | 53°18’26"N, -0°5’57"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 174 (2011, including Belleau & Claythorpe) |
| Post town: | Louth |
| Postcode: | LN11 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | East Lindsey |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Louth and Horncastle |
Authorpe is a village in Lindsey, the northern part of Lincolnshire. It is in the South Riding of Lindsey, and found between the A16 and the A157 roads, six miles south-east of Louth and four and a half miles north-west of Alford.
Authorpe is mentioned in the 1086 Domesday Book as "Agetorp", as having 5 villeins, 1 smallholder and 4 freemen, with 3 ploughlands and 8 acres of meadow. In 1066 Godric was Lord of the Manor, by 1086 transferred to Ansgot of Burwell, who was also tenant-in-chief.[1][2]
The former church of St Margaret was built of greenstone, dated from the 15th century and was restored in 1848. It was declared redundant by the Diocese of Lincoln in July 1980, and demolished in 1982.[3][4]
Authorpe Hall Farm is a Grade II listed building built of red brick, dating from the 16th century with 18th-century additions, and 19th-century alterations.[5]
Authorpe railway station served the village between 1848 and 1964.
Authorpe Hedgehog Care Centre is located in the village.[6] The village also has a chapel, and former brickpits.[citation needed]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Authorpe) |
- Authorpe in the Domesday Book
References
- ↑ Authorpe in the Domesday Book
- ↑ "Lincs to the Past". Mediæval to modern settlement of Authorpe. Lincolnshire Archives. http://www.lincstothepast.com/Mediæval-to-modern-settlement-of-Authorpe/239309.record?pt=S. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
- ↑ Information on Authorpe from GENUKI
- ↑ National Monuments Record: No. 527245 – St Margarets Church Authorpe
- ↑ National Monuments Record: No. 1051165 – Authorpe Hall Farm
- ↑ "Hedgehog Care Centre". Hedgehog Care Centre. http://www.hedgehogcare.org.uk/. Retrieved 14 June 2011.