Calcethorpe with Kelstern

Calcethorpe with Kelstern is a civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated west from the market town of Louth, and in the Lincolnshire Wolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Calcethorpe with Kelstern
St Faith's church, Kelstern
Calcethorpe with Kelstern
Location within Lincolnshire
OS grid referenceTF252903
 London130 mi (210 km) S
Civil parish
  • Calcethorpe with Kelstern
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
  • Lincolnshire
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLouth
Postcode districtLN11
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
  • Louth and Horncastle (UK Parliament constituency)

The parish includes the hamlets of Calcethorpe to the south of Kelstern, and Lambcroft to the north. The Kelstern with Calcethorpe parish is now incorporated into the larger grouping of the Binbrook Group of Parishes.

Calcethorpe church was dedicated to Saint Faith but had disappeared by about 1450.

Kelstern Grade II listed parish church is also dedicated to St Faith and is Early English in origin, but was restored in 1886.

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