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Village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Haltham | |
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Churchyard cross and St Benedict's Church, 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 listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Holtha", with 15 households, and King William I as Lord of the Manor.[2]
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]
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]
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