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 authority ...

in the

East Lindsey East Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. The population of the district council was 136,401 at the 2011 census. The council is based in Manby. Other major settlements in the district include Alford, Wragby, Spilsby ...

district of

Lincolnshire Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs.) is a 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-west, Leicestershire ...

, England. It is situated north-east from the

market town A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rural ...

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 manusc ...

'' 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 Alvingham Priory was a Gilbertine priory in St. Mary, Alvingham, Lincolnshire, England. The Priory, established between 1148 and 1154, was a "double house", where religious of both sexes lived in two separate monasteries. They did not commonly co ...

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, Linco ...

inherited lands of the former

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 1871–73 ...

. 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 county in the East Midlands of England, with a long coastline on the North Sea to the east. It borde ...

, 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 Church ...

, 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 The Louth Navigation was a canalisation of the River Lud. It ran for from Louth in Lincolnshire, England, to Tetney Haven, at the mouth of the Humber. It was authorised by Act of Parliament in 1763 and completed in 1770, under the supervisi ...

, 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 __NOTOC__ 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 The Louth Navigation was a canalisation of the River Lud. It ran for from Louth in Lincolnshire, England, to Tetney Haven, at the mouth of the Humber. It was authorised by Act of Parliament in 1763 and completed in 1770, under the superv ...

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 North Cockerington is a small village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately north-east from Louth. Village population has fluctuated between 150 and 200 since 1801 and currently r ...

at the point the Seven Towns North Eau, Seven Towns South Eau, and Old Eau meet to form the

. 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 Car ...

South Cockerington South Cockerington is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately east from the market town of Louth. The parish church is a Grade I listed building dedicated to Saint Leonard ...

, 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 embattl ...

, 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 council

Mid Marsh group
* {{authority control Villages in Lincolnshire Civil parishes in Lincolnshire East Lindsey District