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Biscathorpe or Beskerthorpe, Lincolnshire

Historical Description

Biscathorpe or Beskerthorpe, a parish in Lincolnshire, on the river Bain, 8 miles WSW of Louth, and 3 N of Don-ington-upon-Bain station on the G.N.R. Post town, Lincoln; money order office, Donington; telegraph office, South Will-ingham. Acreage, 861; population, 68. The living is a discharged rectory annexed to that of Gayton-le-Wold; joint net yearly value, £276 with residence, in the gift of the Lord Chancellor. Biscathorpe is noted for its flock of long-woolled Lancashire rams.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Ancient CountyLincolnshire 
Ecclesiastical parishBiscathorpe St. Helen 
Poor Law unionLouth 
WapentakeWraggoe 

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.


Church Records

Findmypast, in conjunction with the Lincolnshire Archives, have the following parish records online for Biscathorpe:

BaptismsBannsMarriagesBurials
1699-18101762-18251699-18331697-1804

Civil Registration

For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.


Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Biscathorpe or Beskerthorpe from the following:


Maps

Online maps of Biscathorpe or Beskerthorpe are available from a number of sites:


Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Lincolnshire papers online:

DistrictEast Lindsey
CountyLincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Postal districtLN11
Post TownLouth

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