Official Name: | Acthorpe |
Static Image Name: | Lincolnshire Wolds - geograph.org.uk - 182996.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | Acthorpe Wood |
Country: | England |
Region: | East Midlands |
Os Grid Reference: | TF309893 |
Coordinates: | 53.3844°N -0.033°W |
Postcode Area: | LN |
Postcode District: | LN11 |
London Distance Mi: | 135 |
London Direction: | S |
Acthorpe is a hamlet in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 2miles north-west from the town of Louth, and in the Lincolnshire Wolds, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[1] Acthorpe is part of the civil parish of Elkington.
Acthorpe does not appear in the Domesday Book and is considered a deserted medieval village.[2]
Acthorpe Farm House is a Grade II listed building of red brick, dating from 1740, with 19th- and 20th-century alterations.
Acthorpe Wood is an area of semi-natural ancient woodland.[3]