Bassingthorpe

Bassingthorpe is a small village in the civil parish of Bitchfield and Bassingthorpe, in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is 5 miles (8 km) south from Grantham, and on a C class road between the B6403 to the west and the B1176 to the east. In 1921 the parish had a population of 78. On 1 April 1931 the parish was abolished and merged with Bitchfield to form "Bitchfield and Bassingthorpe".

Bassingthorpe
St Thomas' Church, Bassingthorpe
Bassingthorpe
Location within Lincolnshire
OS grid referenceSK966285
 London90 mi (140 km) S
Civil parish
District
  • South Kesteven
Shire county
  • Lincolnshire
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNottingham
Postcode districtNG33
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

The village contains 4 houses and a Grade I listed church dedicated to St Thomas. The ecclesiastical parish is part of The North Beltisloe Group of parishes, of the Deanery of Beltisloe in the Diocese of Lincoln. From 2006 to 2011 the incumbent was Rev Richard Ireson.

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