Casthorpe

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Casthorpe is a small hamlet in the civil parish of Barrowby, in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies about 23 miles south-southwest of Lincoln, 3 miles west of Grantham, and 1 mile west of Barrowby village.

The hamlet stands at the foot of the Casthorpe Hills, which rise to about 117 metres and mark the eastern edge of the Vale of Belvoir. The Grantham Canal runs to the south of Casthorpe and is crossed by Casthorpe Bridge. The Old Beck stream flows through the east of the area and eventually reaches the River Witham at Marston, as the Foston Beck.

Casthorpe has two medieval sites tied to East Casthorpe and West Casthorpe. East Casthorpe is believed to have been near Casthorpe Lodge, while West Casthorpe was near Casthorpe House Farm. Both sites are mentioned in 14th-century subsidy rolls, and the Domesday Book records Casthorpe under several spellings as four possible manors.

Historically, the area was home to farmers, with lists naming a few in the 1800s and early 1900s. In 2002, Charles Richard Ferens of Casthorpe Lodge served as High Sheriff of Lincolnshire.

Today Casthorpe is made up of three farms, two rows of converted cottages, Longmeadow House and Casthorpe Lodge. It has two public footpaths: one from the Grantham Canal over Old Beck and up Casthorpe Hills toward Westry Corner, and another from Longmeadow House across the countryside toward Barrowby.

There are four listed buildings in Casthorpe: Casthorpe Farm House on Denton Lane (early 18th century); Casthorpe Farmhouse on Casthorpe Road (circa 1800); and Casthorpe Lodge on Casthorpe Road (circa 1770), which has a late 18th- or early 19th-century Ha-ha.