__NOTOC__ Kettlethorpe is a village and

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in the

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, England. It is situated west from the city of Lincoln. The villages of Drinsey Nook and Laughterton lie within Kettlethorpe parish. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 426.

Church

Kettlethorpe

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is dedicated to

Saint Peter ) (Simeon, Simon) , birth_date = , birth_place = Bethsaida, Gaulanitis, Syria, Roman Empire , death_date = Between AD 64–68 , death_place = probably Vatican Hill, Rome, Italia, Roman Empire , parents = John (or Jonah; Jona) , occupat ...

and

Saint Paul Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ...

and is a Grade II

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dating from the 15th century with alterations in 1809 and the late 19th century, built of yellow brick, and

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. In the north wall of the

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is a square stone wall plaque to John Reeke, rector (died 1597). Also in the sanctuary on the south wall is an oval marble wall plaque to Rev. Hugh Palmer (died 1799). On the north wall is a larger marble wall plaque to Charles Hall (died 1743). In the north

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is a plaque to the Cole family, dated late 18th-century. At the west end of the

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are painted

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and round the side walls of the nave are 19th-century texts in red lettering. In the churchyard are the remains of a cross, dating from the 14th century with 19th-century restoration. The

ecclesiastical parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...

is Kettlethorpe with Fenton, part of the Saxilby Group of the

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of Corringham. The parish church is in Kettlethorpe. As of 2014 the incumbent is the Revd Canon Rhys Prosser.

Kettlethorpe Manor or Hall

The moat surrounding

Kettlethorpe Hall Kettlethorpe Hall is a Victorian house in Kettlethorpe, Lincolnshire, noted for its connection to Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster. It encloses fragments of the former manor house including the medieval gatehouse, within the surviving ...

survives in part on all four sides of a rectangle and presumably is the remnant of the manor later held by the Swynford family in the 14th and 15th centuries, including

Katherine Swynford Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster (born Katherine de Roet, – 10 May 1403), also spelled Katharine or Catherine, was the third wife of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, the fourth (but third surviving) son of King Edward III. Daughte ...

, subsequent third wife of

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, and Duchess of Lancaster. Today the Hall is a small

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, dating from the early 18th century built by the M.P. Charles Hall who succeeded to the house in 1713. It then passed to the Amcotts family. It was altered and extended in the 19th century. It is Grade II listed. A gateway to the Hall, dating from the 14th century with 18th-century additions and alterations, is Grade II* listed. 14th century gateway - geograph

There are earthwork remains of a

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deer park, enclosed about 1383 and dis-parked around 1830. In 1383 Katherine Swynford received a licence from King Richard II to enclose land and establish a park of within her manor of Kettlethorpe.

Laughterton

The settlement of Laughterton looks like a planned village, with properties of approximately equal depth on either side of a straight north–south street. Laughterton is always recorded with Kettlethorpe in tax returns. Millfield Golf Course is in Laughterton.

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{{authority control Villages in Lincolnshire Civil parishes in Lincolnshire West Lindsey District