Alvingham is a village and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
in the
East Lindsey district of
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs.) is a Counties of England, county in the East Midlands of England, with a long coastline on the North Sea to the east. It borders Norfolk to the south-east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south-we ...
, England. It is situated north-east from the
market town
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of
Louth Louth may refer to:
Australia
*Hundred of Louth, a cadastral unit in South Australia
* Louth, New South Wales, a town
* Louth Bay, a bay in South Australia
**Louth Bay, South Australia, a town and locality
Canada
* Louth, Ontario
Ireland
* Cou ...
.
History
The village is mentioned in the ''
Domesday Book
Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manus ...
'' as "Aluingeham", meaning "Homestead of the Ælfingas (the tribe of
Ælf)". It was the location of a
Gilbertine
The Gilbertine Order of Canons Regular was founded around 1130 by Saint Gilbert in Sempringham, Lincolnshire, where Gilbert was the parish priest. It was the only completely English religious order and came to an end in the 16th century at the ...
Alvingham Priory until the dissolution of the monasteries.
The 16th-century poet and translator
Barnabe Googe
Barnabe Googe (11 June 15407 February 1594), also spelt Barnabe Goche and Barnaby Goodge, was a poet and translator, one of the earliest English pastoral poets.
Early life
Barnabe Googe, born 11 June 1540 (St Barnabas Day), in Alvingham, Linc ...
inherited lands of the former
Alvingham Priory after his father's death.
Geography
In the west of the parish, the village borders
Keddington
Keddington is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is north-east from Louth.
Keddington Grade II listed Anglican parish church is dedicated to St Margaret. The church was restored in 1871–7 ...
. The parish boundary meets
Brackenborough with Little Grimsby
Brackenborough with Little Grimsby is a civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs.) is a Counties of England, county in the East Midlands of England, with a long coastline on the North Sea t ...
, east of Brackenborough Wood. Passing northwards, it meets
Yarburgh
Yarburgh is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, and situated approximately north-east from the town of Louth.
The name 'Yarburgh' means 'fortification made of earth'.
St John the Baptist's Churc ...
, and crosses the Alvingham–Yarburgh road near Newholme. It follows Black Dike in a north-east direction, north of America Farm. Where it crosses the north–south
Louth Canal, it briefly meets
Grainthorpe
Grainthorpe is a small village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated north-east from the town of Louth, and approximately from the Lincolnshire coast. The civil parish includes the hamlets of W ...
.
On Alvingham Fen it meets
Conisholme
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Conisholme is a small settlement and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is on the Cleethorpes to Mablethorpe A1031 road, and north-east from Louth. The population is included in the civil parish ...
and the Seven Towns North Eau, one of the constituents of the
River Lud as it approaches the coast. Directly to the east is a large wind farm on Conisholme Fen. The boundary follows the Seven Towns North Eau southwards, to the west of Nunnitts Farm (outside the parish). It meets
North Cockerington at the point the Seven Towns North Eau, Seven Towns South Eau, and Old Eau meet to form the
River Lud. The river (and parish boundary) runs parallel, to the south, to the Louth Canal.
Community
The village is noted for containing two churches in the same churchyard. One, the now
redundant St Mary's was previously the church of the neighbouring parish of North Cockerington, and is now under the care of the
Churches Conservation Trust
The Churches Conservation Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is to protect historic churches at risk in England. The charity cares for over 350 churches of architectural, cultural and historic significance, which have been transferred in ...
. The other, Alvingham's parish church of St Adelwold's, was restored in 1933 after being unused for most of the 19th century. St. Adelwold's was built on the foundations of an earlier Saxon church and is the only British church dedicated to the Saxon
Saint Adelwold.
St Adelwold (Alvingham with Yarburgh and North Cockerington) is in the Mid Marsh group of churches with
Great Carlton
Great Carlton 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 136. It is situated southeast from the market town of Louth, Lincolnshire.
Great Ca ...
,
South Cockerington, and
Grimoldby
Grimoldby is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated east from Louth.
Grimoldby Grade I listed Anglican church is dedicated to St Edith. It is of early Perpendicular style with emba ...
, and based in Grimoldby. The religious parish is larger than the civil parish, as it includes North Cockerington, a civil parish.
The village has a Women's Institute and a farm shop.
Alvingham Village Hall holds events for the village and the wider local area, including an 'Open Mic' night for musical talent.
Gallery
File:Alvingham lock.JPG, Remains of a lock
Lock(s) may refer to:
Common meanings
*Lock and key, a mechanical device used to secure items of importance
*Lock (water navigation), a device for boats to transit between different levels of water, as in a canal
Arts and entertainment
* ''Lock ...
File:The Louth Canal from Highbridge - geograph.org.uk - 953188.jpg, Louth Canal
File:Alvingham Mill - geograph.org.uk - 191462.jpg, Alvingham Mill
File:St Adelwold, Alvingham - geograph.org.uk - 423027.jpg, St Adelwold
References
External links
Parish councilMid Marsh group*
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Villages in Lincolnshire
Civil parishes in Lincolnshire
East Lindsey District