Haltham
| Haltham | |
 Churchyard cross and St Benedict's Church, Haltham |
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  Haltham |
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| Population | 132 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | TF247637 |
| – London | 110 mi (180 km) S |
| District | East Lindsey |
| Shire county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Horncastle |
| Postcode district | LN9 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Louth and Horncastle |
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Coordinates: 53°09′22″N 0°08′11″W / 53.156120°N 0.136316°W
Haltham is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. 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.
Haltham is listed in the 1086 Domesday Book as "Holtha", with 15 households, and King William I as Lord of the Manor.[1]
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.[2] The church was closed by the Diocese of Lincoln in October 1977, and is now maintained by the Churches Conservation Trust.[3][4][5]
In the churchyard is the base of a 14th-century cross which is Grade II listed and also a scheduled monument.[6][7]
The village was served by the Marmion Arms public house, a half-timbered thatched building.[8]
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.[9]
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Pastscape". St Benedict Haltham. English Heritage. 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.
- ↑ "Ancient Monuments". Cross, Haltham. English Heritage. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
- ↑ "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
Media related to Haltham at Wikimedia Commons
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