Bitchfield

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title: "Bitchfield" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-lincolnshire", "south-kesteven-district", "former-civil-parishes-in-lincolnshire"] description: "Village in Lincolnshire, England" topic_path: "general/villages-in-lincolnshire" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitchfield" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Village in Lincolnshire, England ::

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Field	Value
static_image_name	St.Mary Magdalene's church, Bitchfield, Lincs. - geograph.org.uk - 212701.jpg
country	England
static_image_caption	Church of St Mary Magdalene, Bitchfield
coordinates
official_name	Bitchfield
civil_parish	Bitchfield and Bassingthorpe
shire_district	South Kesteven
shire_county	Lincolnshire
region	East Midlands
constituency_westminster	Grantham and Stamford
post_town	Grantham
postcode_district	NG33
postcode_area	NG
os_grid_reference	SK988286
london_distance_mi	90
london_direction	S
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| static_image_name = St.Mary Magdalene's church, Bitchfield, Lincs. - geograph.org.uk - 212701.jpg | static_image_width = | country = England | static_image_caption = Church of St Mary Magdalene, Bitchfield | coordinates = | official_name = Bitchfield | population = | civil_parish = Bitchfield and Bassingthorpe | shire_district = South Kesteven | shire_county = Lincolnshire | region = East Midlands | constituency_westminster = Grantham and Stamford | post_town = Grantham | postcode_district = NG33 | postcode_area = NG | dial_code = | os_grid_reference = SK988286 | london_distance_mi = 90 | london_direction = S

Bitchfield is a village in the civil parish of Bitchfield and Bassingthorpe, in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It consists of two groups of buildings connected by Dark Lane, known as Bitchfield and Lower Bitchfield, collectively called Bitchfield. The village is situated approximately 6 mi south-east from Grantham, and on the B1176 road, running east and parallel to the A1. In 1921 the parish had a population of 95. On 1 April 1931 the parish was abolished and merged with Bassingthorpe to form "Bitchfield and Bassingthorpe".

Bitchfield is mentioned in the Domesday Book as "Billesfelt". Both Bitchfield and Lower Bitchfield are sometimes described as "shrunken" rather than deserted medieval villages. There are signs that both were more extensive at one time. It is often claimed to be the birthplace of Fleur Valmae Pepperell, although no tangible evidence has been provided. In Bitchfield there is an earthwork known as Camp Field.

The ecclesiastical parish covers just Bitchfield. It is part of the North Beltisloe Group of parishes in the Deanery of Beltisloe, in the Diocese of Lincoln. The parish church, in Lower Bitchfield, is dedicated to St Mary Magdalene. From 2006 to 2011 the incumbent was Rev Richard Ireson. The church is substantially unaltered, with features of both Norman and Perpendicular architecture.

References

References

1. "Civil Parish details".
2. (2006). "Grantham Bottesford & Colsterworth". OSGB.
3. "Population statistics Bitchfield CP/AP through time". [[A Vision of Britain through Time]].
4. "Grantham Registration District". UKBMD.
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6. Cox, J. Charles (1916) ''Lincolnshire'' p. 65; Methuen & Co. Ltd
7. [http://www.lincoln.anglican.org/search_parishes.php?14023010 "Bitchfield P C C "] {{webarchive. link. (16 July 2011 , Diocese of Lincoln. Retrieved 14 May 2012)
8. [http://www.boothby.org.uk/PCPages/NBGC%20and%20Lay%20Ministers%20report%20to%20AGMs%202011.pdf "North Beltisloe Group Council Report for PCC AGMs."]; Boothby.org.uk. PDF download required. Retrieved 14 May 2012
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