Aisthorpe is a hamlet

Hamlet (place)

A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...

 and civil parish

Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...

 in the West Lindsey

West Lindsey

West Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England.-History:The district was formed on 1 April 1974, from the urban districts of Gainsborough, Market Rasen, along with Caistor Rural District, Gainsborough Rural District and Welton Rural District...

 district of Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire

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, England. It lies between Scampton

Scampton

Scampton is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. Included in the parish is RAF Scampton. It is north of Lincoln just off the A15...

 and Brattleby

Brattleby

Brattleby is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is 5 miles north of Lincoln, to the west of the A15, and near to RAF Scampton. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 113....

 on the B1398, a small back road to the west of, and parallel to, the A15 northern section of Ermine Street

Ermine Street

Ermine Street is the name of a major Roman road in England that ran from London to Lincoln and York . The Old English name was 'Earninga Straete' , named after a tribe called the Earningas, who inhabited a district later known as Armingford Hundred, around Arrington, Cambridgeshire and Royston,...

 out of Lincoln

Lincoln, Lincolnshire

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Aisthorpe, or East Thorpe, was listed in the Domesday Book

Domesday Book

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 of 1086 when it consisted of 12 households.
The parish church is a grade II listed building dedicated to Saint Peter

Saint Peter

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 and was built in 1867 by T. C. Hine of Nottingham

Nottingham

Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...

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Aisthorpe Hall is a grade II listed country house dating from the 17th century, with later additions. The Hall also has an 18th century grade II listed stable block.

Population

Year	Population
1801	71
1811	53
1821	70
1831	89
1841	82
1851	95
1881	112
1891	108
1901	104
1911	76
1921	66
1931	78
1941	N/A (World War II)
1951	89
1961	94
2001	96

Geography

External links

• Aerial view of Aisthorpe