Grimblethorpe

Our village is a charming hamlet six miles from the market town of Louth.

The cottage is situated within the grounds of the 16th Century Grimblethorpe Hall and the Ranby family has lived there for the past 70 years.

The hamlet’s name is derived from the Norman Knight Grim, and it is thought that this is where he had his thorpe or settlement as quantities of stone implements, dugout canoes and ornaments have been found. Legend has it that the Knight is buried in the tumulus on the hill, now known as Grim’s Mound.

Grim's Mound

This ancient bowl barrow is situated adjacent to the Viking Way 600 metres NNW of Grimblethorpe Hall. Grim’s Mound, 19 metres in diameter and 2.6 metres high, is a funerary monument dating from the Bronze Age. It is likely that the barrow would have been constructed of earthen or rubble mounds and was ditched, covering a single or multiply burial. The deposits within the monument contain environmental evidence, including human remains, illustrating the nature of the landscape in which the monument was originally set.

The Deserted Medieval Village of South Cadeby

Originally Catebi was a Saxon Domesday village linked with Grimblethorpe in Nomina Villarium 1316. It had at that time a population of twelve people but by 1565 the parish had gone and the place was returned as a hamlet of Calcethorpe with two families. The earthworks between Calcethorpe Manor Farm and Grimblethorpe Hall (now under the protection and ownership of the two farms) have been identified as the remains of the original village of South Cadeby.

Louth

Louth, a charming Wolds market town lies just six miles from Grimblethorpe. This traditional town has a bustling centre with market days on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, alongside the open-air auction 'on the Stones' every Wednesday afternoon.

The town is watched over by the breath-taking church of St James’s with its spire soaring to a height of 295 feet, the tallest parish church in the country. This unspoilt town has many connections with historical events, such as the Lincolnshire Uprising, and with those who have made history including Alfred, Lord Tennyson, famous Poet Laureate and Captain John Smith whose life was saved by the Indian Princess Pocahontas.

Lincoln

The impressive City of LINCOLN is steeped in 2,000 years of history, and as you wander around you will see evidence of both Roman and Medieval periods as well as notable architecture left by the Tudors and Georgians. One of Europe's finest cathedrals is in Lincoln and sits on part of the site of a first-century Roman fortress high on the hill.
Close by is the Norman Castle built by William the Conqueror on the site of the former Roman fortress, which dates from1068. Walk along the walls of the Castle and enjoy the wonderful views across this handsome City.