Haltham
| Haltham | |
|---|---|
 Churchyard cross and St Benedict's Church, Haltham | |
  Haltham Location within Lincolnshire | |
| Population | 122 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | TF247637 |
| • London | 110 mi (180 km) S |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HORNCASTLE |
| Postcode district | LN9 |
| Dialling code | 01507 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Haltham is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 122.[1] It is situated 4 miles (6.4 km) south from the town of Horncastle, and on the east bank of the River Bain in the Lincolnshire Wolds, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
History
[edit]Haltham is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Holtha", with 15 households, and King William I as Lord of the Manor.[2]
Church
[edit]The parish church was dedicated to Saint Benedict, and is a Grade I listed building built of greenstone and red-brick dating from the 12th century, with restorations in 1881 and 1890. In 1964 Pevsner noted a chalice and flagon, dated 1765, by London silversmith Francis Crump.[3] The church was closed by the Diocese of Lincoln in October 1977, and is now maintained by the Churches Conservation Trust.[4][5][6]
In the churchyard is the base of a 14th-century cross which is Grade II listed and also a scheduled monument.[7][8]
Geography
[edit]The village was served by the Marmion Arms public house, a half-timbered thatched building.[9]
In 1885 Kelly's Directory recorded that agricultural production in the then 2,380 acres (9.6 km2) acre parish was chiefly wheat, oats and turnips, The 1881 population was 179.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Haltham (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ "Domesday Map". Haltham. Anna Powell-Smith/University of Hull. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Harris, John; The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire p. 265; Penguin (1964); revised by Nicholas Antram in 1989, Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-09620-8
- ^ "Haltham". Genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
- ^ Historic England. "St Benedict Haltham (352856)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 19 June 2011.
- ^ "British Listed Buildings". St Benedict Haltham. English Heritage. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
- ^ "British Listed Buildings". cross, Haltham. English Heritage. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
- ^ Historic England. "Churchyard cross, St Benedict's churchyard (1010680)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "Lincs to the Past". Marmion Arms, Haltham. Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
- ^ Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire with the port of Hull 1885, p. 464
External links
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Media related to Haltham at Wikimedia Commons
