Culverthorpe is a hamlet in the

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of Culverthorpe and Kelby, in the North Kesteven district of

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, England. It lies south-west from

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, north-east from

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and south-east from Ancaster.

History

According to ''A Dictionary of British Place Names'', the 'thorpe' in Culverthorpe derives from the Old Scandinavian for "outlying farmstead or hamlet", with 'Culver' the later added owner's name of uncertain origin. In the ''

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'' account Culverthorpe is written as "Torp". The settlement was in the Aswardhurn Hundred of Kesteven, Lincolnshire.There were nine households, eight villagers, a priest and a church, four ploughlands and of meadow. Before the

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the lordship was held by Tonni of Lusby but afterwards by Gilbert of Ghent who also became

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. The hamlets of Heydour and Culverthorpe passed through various

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owners during the reign of Henry III. The

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listed Culverthorpe Hall, together with its estate, farm, park and lake, was constructed in 1679 for the Newton family "in the Italian style" with later additions.Lord, Joh
“A Chapel and Some Garden Walls: Culverthorpe in the 1690s”
''Architectural History – Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain'' Vol. 40, 1997 In the reign of Charles II the house and estate descended to Sir John Newton, 2nd Baronet, MP for

for 25 years, then to his son, another John, and then to his grandson Sir Michael Newton, Bt, appointed

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in 1725 and also MP for Grantham. On Sir Michael's death in 1743 the estate transferred to his sister, Susanna Archer, and through her to her issue and their siblings, who adopted the Newton name. The last Newton, another Michael, died in 1803, whereupon the house became untenanted.Creasey, James (2010)
''Sketches, illustrative of the topography and history of New and Old Sleaford''
BiblioBazaar, pp. 234-236 . Retrieved 22 June 2011 In the 20th century the estate transferred to the Dymoke branch of the family. Culverthorpe is recorded in the 1872 '' White's Directory'' as a village and

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in the parish of Haydor (Heydour), with a population of 101 in of land. Culverthorpe land was owned by J. A. Houblon ohn Archer-Houblon (1803-1891)of Hallingbury Place emolished 1926, at Great Hallingbury">Great_Hallingbury.html" ;"title="emolished 1926, at Great Hallingbury">emolished 1926, at Great Hallingburyin Essex">Great Hallingbury">emolished 1926, at Great Hallingbury">Great_Hallingbury.html" ;"title="emolished 1926, at Great Hallingbury">emolished 1926, at Great Hallingburyin Essex. Culverthorpe Hall was unoccupied in 1872, but its owner and lord of the manor derived the house from his grandfather, "the last of the Newtons". The chapel built by the Newtons was disused, and there were "no traces of the ancient chapel, dedicated to St Bartholomew". The principal inhabitants of Culverthorpe in 1872 were three farmers, one of whom was also a carpenter and builder. The chapel dedicated to St Bartholomew once stood in the hamlet, its pews later being added to the church of St Andrew at Kelby.Cox, J. Charles (1916) ''Lincolnshire'' p. 181; Methuen & Co. Ltd

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* * {{Authority control Hamlets in Lincolnshire Former civil parishes in Lincolnshire North Kesteven District