Duddington is a small village in

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, England. It is by the junction of the A47 and A43 roads, and is southwest of the town of Stamford. The village is on the east bank of the

River Welland The River Welland is a lowland river in the east of England, some long. It drains part of the Midlands eastwards to The Wash. The river rises in the Hothorpe Hills, at Sibbertoft in Northamptonshire, then flows generally northeast to Market ...

which is the county boundary of

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. The Civil parishes of Duddington and Fineshade were amalgamated in 1988.

History

The villages name means 'Farm/settlement connected with Dud(d)a/Dod(d)a'. Duddington appears in the

Domesday 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 ...

survey as ''Dodintone''.

Church

The church, a Grade II Listed Building, is dedicated to

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and is made of stone in the

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and Early English styles. It was built in the late 12th century, with additions in the next two centuries. The

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was rebuilt and the church restored in 1844.

Manor House

The Manor House is a Grade II Listed Building, and has belonged to the Jackson family since it was built. The datestone says NI1633, (''NI'' taken to be to Nicholas Jackson), and extended during the 18th and 19th Centuries. The building is of squared coursed limestone with ashlar dressings and a Collyweston slate roof.

Mill

A mill is mentioned in the Domesday record for Dodingtone, but the present building is probably 17th century with later additions. It has datestones for 1664, 1724 and 1793 reflecting different phases of work on the building. The mill has been used as offices since the 20th century. The mill featured in the wartime series of paintings ''

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'', painted by S.R. Badmin in 1940. This watercolour is now in the collection of the

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. The flow of the Welland is held back by a Weir and a mill-leet provided to feed the (now empty) wheel chamber of the mill.

Bridge

A limestone ashlar bridge with four arches, dating from the fifteenth century but widened in 1919. The bridge crosses the Welland, which forms parish and county boundaries.

Community

The 2011 census recorded 281 persons in the civil parish (Duddington and Fineshade) in 119 households, at 0.2 persons per Hectare. The ecclesiastical parish of Duddington is part of the

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of Rutland. The incumbent at St Mary's church is The Revd Geoff Angell. The village pub is the Royal Oak. The village is served by the 404 bus route Stamford-Peterborough and the 47 between Peterborough and Oakham. A swollen River Welland passing beneath the old bridge in Duddington - geograph

A swollen River Welland passing beneath the old bridge in Duddington - geograph

References

External links

Duddington at Streetmap.co.uk

Report into the state of the weir, and proposals for repair, 2011
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