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Casthorpe
Casthorpe is hamlet in the civil parish of Barrowby and the South Kesteven District of Lincolnshire, England. It is south-southwest from the city and county town of Lincoln, west from Grantham town centre, and west from Barrowby village. History There are two medieval sites at Casthorpe, defining the two former settlements of East and West Casthorpe, both recorded in 14th-century subsidy rolls. East Casthorpe (), with no evidence apart from earlier maps, was sited at or around Casthorpe Lodge. West Casthorpe (), was sited at Casthorpe House Farm, evidenced by aerial photographs faintly showing earthworks, enclosures, ridges and furrows, cropmarks, a possible moat, and possible crofts. Both settlements are mentioned in the ''Domesday Book'', listed as "Caschingetorp", "Chaschingetorp", "Chaschintorp" and "Kaschingetorp" as four probable manors covering the Casthorpe settlement. ''Kelly's Directory'' listed, as the only trades in Casthorpe, three farmers in 1855, two farmers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrowby
Barrowby is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is west of Grantham. It overlooks the Vale of Belvoir and has a Grade I listed parish church. The hamlet of Casthorpe is part of the parish. The 2001 Census listed 795 households and a population of 1,996, which fell to 840 households with 1,952 inhabitants at the 2011 census. It was estimated at 1,986 in 2019. Etymology The first written records for Barrowby appear in the ''Domesday Book'' of 1086, in which the village is referred to as "Bergebi". This is thought to derive from the Scandinavian languages' ''berg-by'' meaning village by the hill. History The Domesday Book record shows there was a church with a priest and of meadow. The village belonged until the 19th century to the historical wapentake of Winnibriggs and Threo. The ''Domesday'' village of Casthorpe is west from Barrowby. By the 14th century it was referred to in records as two holdings, East and West Casth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grantham Canal
The Grantham Canal ran 33 miles (53 km) from Grantham through 18 locks to West Bridgford, where it joined the River Trent. It was built primarily for the transportation of coal to Grantham. It opened in 1797 and its profitability steadily increased until 1841. It was then sold to a railway company, declined, and was finally closed in 1936. It was used as a water supply for agriculture, and so most of it remained in water after closure, although bridges were lowered. Since the 1970s, the Grantham Canal Society have been working to restore parts of it. Two stretches are now navigable to small vessels. A new route will be required where the canal joins the Trent, as road building has severed the original one. History The concept of a canal from the River Trent to Grantham was first raised on 27 August 1791, as a way of supplying the district with cheaper coal. The intent was for the navigation to join the Trent below Nottingham at Radcliffe-on-Trent. As William Jessop was sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Sheriff Of Lincolnshire
This is a list of High Sheriffs of Lincolnshire. The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions are now largely ceremonial. The High Sheriff changes every March. Between 1974 and 1996 the shrievalty in Lincolnshire was interrupted when the County of Humberside took over the complete northern part of the county. In 1996 the northern bailiwicks reverted to Lincolnshire once more, after eight North Lincolnshire based High Sheriff of Humberside, High Sheriffs of Humberside had administered the area. 10th to 12th century *Thorold *Alwin *Thorold *c.1066–1068: Merleswein "Domesday Book Online" *1068–: Ivo Taillebois, Ivo de Taillebois *?-1115: Osbert *1115-: Wigod *c1129: Rainer of Bath *1130s: Hacon *1154: Rainer of Bath *1155: Jor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Kesteven
South Kesteven is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district in Lincolnshire, England, forming part of the traditional Kesteven division of the county. It covers Bourne, Lincolnshire, Bourne, Grantham, Market Deeping and Stamford, Lincolnshire, Stamford. The 2011 census reports 133,788 people at 1.4 per hectare in 57,344 households. The district borders the counties of Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland. It is also bounded by the Lincolnshire districts of North Kesteven and South Holland, Lincolnshire, South Holland. History The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, from the municipal boroughs of Grantham and Stamford, along with Bourne Urban District, South Kesteven Rural District, and West Kesteven Rural District. Previously the district was run by Kesteven County Council, based in Sleaford. Geography South Kesteven borders North Kesteven to the north, as far east as Horbling, where the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly's Directory
Kelly's Directory (or more formally, the Kelly's, Post Office and Harrod & Co Directory) was a trade directory in England that listed all businesses and tradespeople in a particular city or town, as well as a general directory of postal addresses of local gentry, landowners, charities, and other facilities. In effect, it was a Victorian version of today's Yellow Pages. Many reference libraries still keep their copies of these directories, which are now an important source for historical research. Origins The eponymous originator of the directory was Frederic Festus Kelly. In 1835 or 1836 he became chief inspector of letter-carriers for the inland or general post office, and took over publication of the Post Office London Directory, whose copyright was in private hands despite its semi-official association with the post office, and which Kelly had to purchase from the widow of his predecessor. He founded Kelly & Co. and he and various family members gradually expanded the company ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boston Standard
''Boston Standard'' (previously ''Lincolnshire Standard'') is a weekly newspaper based in the town of Boston, Lincolnshire, the ''Boston Target'' (another weekly newspaper owned by Local World) is its main rival. As of 2015, it was owned by Johnston Press. ''Boston Standard'' was founded in the 19th Century. It has been the main newspaper for Boston, Lincolnshire Boston is a market town and inland port in the borough of the same name in the county of Lincolnshire, England. Boston is north of London, north-east of Peterborough, east of Nottingham, south-east of Lincoln, south-southeast of Hul .... Publications established in the 1800s {{England-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ha-ha
A ha-ha (french: hâ-hâ or ), also known as a sunk fence, blind fence, ditch and fence, deer wall, or foss, is a recessed landscape design element that creates a vertical barrier (particularly on one side) while preserving an uninterrupted view of the landscape beyond from the other side. The design can include a turfed incline that slopes downward to a sharply vertical face (typically a masonry retaining wall). Ha-has are used in landscape design to prevent access to a garden by, for example, grazing livestock, without obstructing views. In security design, the element is used to deter vehicular access to a site while minimizing visual obstruction. The name "ha-ha" is thought to have stemmed from the reaction of the son of Louis XIV of France whose governess prevented him from approaching the drop for fear of injury. When he approached, he said "Ha Ha, this is what I'm supposed to be afraid of?" and since then more people started referring to "saut de loup" as "Ha Ha"; alter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Listed Building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency in Northern Ireland. The term has also been used in the Republic of Ireland, where buildings are protected under the Planning and Development Act 2000. The statutory term in Ireland is " protected structure". A listed building may not be demolished, extended, or altered without special permission from the local planning authority, which typically consults the relevant central government agency, particularly for significant alterations to the more notable listed buildings. In England and Wales, a national amenity society must be notified of any work to a listed building which involves any element of demolition. Exemption from secular listed building control is provided for some buildings in current use for worship, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Saints Church, Barrowby
All Saints Church is a Grade I listed Anglican church in Barrowby, Lincolnshire, England. The church is west from Grantham on a hillside overlooking the Vale of Belvoir, and to the south of the A52. All Saints is in the ecclesiastical parish of Barrowby and Great Gonerby. History A church and its priest at Barrowby is mentioned in the ''Domesday'' account."Our Church” Barrowbychurch.org.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2013 During the suppression of the monasteries All Saints' medieval was destroyed, as was, in 1561, a |
Woolsthorpe-by-Belvoir
Woolsthorpe by Belvoir, also known as Woolsthorpe is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 415. It is situated approximately west from Grantham, and adjoins the county border with Leicestershire. The neighbouring village of Belvoir lies on the other side of the border. Grantham Canal is situated to the north-east at its closest point. History Etymology According to ''A Dictionary of British Place Names'', the name Woolsthorpe means "an outlying farmstead or hamlet ( Old Scandinavian 'thorp') of a man called Wulfstan (Old English person name)". Early history In the 1086 ''Domesday'' account Woolsthorpe is referred to as "Ulestanestorp", in the Kesteven Hundred of Winnibriggs and Threo. It comprised 29 households, 6 villagers, 3 smallholders and 8 freemen, with 4 ploughlands and 3 mills. In 1066 Leofric of Bottesford was Lord of the Manor, this transferred in 108 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foston, Lincolnshire
Foston is a village and a civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The village is situated northwest of Grantham. The A1 road runs through the parish and borders the south of the village. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 525. History According to ''A Dictionary of British Place Names'', Foston derives from "a farmstead or a village of a man called Fotr"; Fotr being an Old Scandinavian person name. In the ''Domesday Book'', Foston is written as 'Foztun'. In ''Domesday'' there are entries for two manors in the Hundred of Loveden at Foston. Between the two there were 64 households, with 12 villagers, 6 smallholders, and 43 freemen. There were 16 ploughlands and of meadow. The manorial lord of one manor in 1066 was Thorfridh, this transferred by 1086 to Hervey; the other in 1066, Earl Ralph the constable, transferred to Count Alan of Brittany who was also Tenant-in-chief to King William I for both manors. In 1872 '' Wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marston, Lincolnshire
Marston is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 360. It lies north from Grantham, south-east from Newark, and north from the A1 near Long Bennington Marston Grade I listed Anglican parish church is dedicated to St Mary, and is of 12th-century origin, with an 1881-82 chancel by C. Kirk. ''Pevsner'' gives the date of the chancel as 1878,Pevsner, Nikolaus; Harris, John; ''The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire'' pp. 603, 604; Penguin, (1964); revised by Nicholas Antram (1989), Yale University Press. restored and partly rebuilt in Early English style. St Mary's holds monuments to members of the Thorold family.Cox, J. Charles (1916) ''Lincolnshire'' p. 227, 228; Methuen & Co. Ltd. Marston Hall is a Grade II* late 16th-century country house, with further alterations up to the 18th century. ''Pevsner'' records a 1962 "gothick" style garden gazebo, designed by John Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
