Grimblethorpe

{{Short description|Hamlet in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}

{{Use British English|date=February 2014}}

{{Infobox UK place

| official_name= Grimblethorpe

| static_image_name= Grim's Mound - geograph.org.uk - 549370.jpg

| static_image_caption= Grim's Mound bowl barrow

| country= England

| region= East Midlands

| os_grid_reference= TF236863

| map_alt=

| coordinates = {{coord|53.359568|-0.143093|display=inline,title}}

| post_town= Market Rasen

| postcode_area= LN

| postcode_district= LN8

| dial_code=

| constituency_westminster= Louth and Horncastle

| civil_parish= Gayton le Wold

| shire_district= East Lindsey

| shire_county= Lincolnshire

| london_distance_mi= 130

| london_direction= S

}}

Grimblethorpe is a hamlet in the civil parish of Gayton le Wold, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated {{convert|6|mi|km|0}} west from Louth and just north of the village of Gayton le Wold, on the A157 road.

Grimblethorpe was formerly an extra-parochial tract,{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12358|title=History of Grimblethorpe, in East Lindsey and Lincolnshire|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=31 May 2024}} in 1858 Grimblethorpe became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished and merged with Gayton le Wold.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10418690|title=Relationships and changes Grimblethorpe CP/ExP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=31 May 2024}} In 1931 the parish had a population of 14.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10418690/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Grimblethorpe CP/ExP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=31 May 2024}}

Grimblethorpe Hall is a Grade II* listed building dating from 1620, and built of red brick. It was possibly built for Sir Ralph Maddestone, who held Grimblethorpe at the end of the 16th century.{{NHLE|desc=Grimblethorpe Hall|num=1063140|accessdate=3 July 2011}}

The hamlet is {{convert|650|yd|m||sigfig=1}} south of a deserted medieval village (DMV), not mentioned in the Domesday Book.{{cite PastScape|mname=Grimblethorpe|mnumber=353063|accessdate=3 July 2011}} Grim's Mound, 650 yards west from the DMV, is a Bronze Age bowl barrow, {{convert|62|ft|m|0}} in diameter and {{convert|9|ft|m|1}} high. It contains archaeological items, including human remains, and is an ancient scheduled monument.{{NHLE|desc=Grim's Mound|num=1014822|accessdate=3 July 2011}}