Frieston

Not to be confused with Freiston in the same county.

Frieston is a village in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated just west of the A607 road, and 7 miles (11 km) north from the market town of Grantham. Frieston is conjoined to the southern part of the village of Caythorpe.

Frieston
Frieston Heath Lane
Frieston Location within Lincolnshire
OS grid reference	SK938476
• London	105 mi (169 km) S
Civil parish	Caythorpe
District	South Kesteven
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Grantham
Postcode district	NG32
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Sleaford and North Hykeham
List of places UK England Lincolnshire 53.017769°N 0.602991°W / 53.017769; -0.602991

Frieston lies within Caythorpe civil parish. Local government has been arranged in this way since the reorganisation of 1 April 1974, which resulted from the Local Government Act 1972. Hitherto, the parish had formed part of the Parts of Kesteven. Kesteven was one of the three divisions (formally known as parts) of the traditional county of Lincolnshire. Since the Local Government Act 1888 Kesteven had been, in most respects, a county in itself.^{[citation needed]}

It is believed that the name 'Frieston' is derived from the Frisians, who are known to have settled in Britain during the 5th and 6th Centuries AD.^[1] However, their numbers were small compared to the much larger Anglo-Saxon population. The thorpe element of Caythorpe indicates a secondary settlement by Vikings, in this case probably Danes, at some time between 800 and 1050.^{[citation needed]}

Notable people

• Edmund Weaver, 18th-century astronomer and land agent, lived at Frieston. He was buried at St Vincent's Church, Caythorpe, where his memorial is placed in the south chancel.^[2]