| Static Image Name: | Calcethorpe deserted medieval village - geograph.org.uk - 1718789.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | Earthworks at Calcethorpe deserted medieval village |
| Country: | England |
| Official Name: | Calcethorpe |
| Coordinates: | 53.3805°N -0.1247°W |
| Population: | 70 |
| Population Ref: | (2001 census) (with Kelstern) |
| Civil Parish: | Calcethorpe with Kelstern |
| Shire District: | East Lindsey |
| Shire County: | Lincolnshire |
| Region: | East Midlands |
| Constituency Westminster: | Louth and Horncastle |
| Post Town: | Louth |
| Postcode District: | LN11 |
| Postcode Area: | LN |
| Os Grid Reference: | TF248887 |
| London Distance Mi: | 130 |
| London Direction: | S |
Calcethorpe is a hamlet and deserted medieval village (DMV), in the civil parish of Calcethorpe with Kelstern, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 5miles west from the market town of Louth, and in the Lincolnshire Wolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. In 1971 the parish had a population of 27.[1] On 1 April 1987 the parish was abolished and merged with Kelstern to form "Calcethorpe with Kelstern".[2]
Calcethorpe is recorded in the 1086 Domesday Book as having two households and six acres of meadow.[3]
The church was dedicated to Saint Faith but had fallen into ruin and disappeared by about 1450, around the same time as the rest of the village was abandoned. The earthworks near Manor Farm are known locally as 'Priests Close' and the probable site of the church.[4]