Farforth or Farforth-cum-Maidenwell is a hamlet 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, England. It is in the
civil parish of
Maidenwell, and approximately south of the town of
Louth Louth may refer to:
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Ireland
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.
The
parish church is dedicated to
Saint Peter and is a Grade II
listed building, rebuilt in 1861 using material from a previous
medieval church. The
font
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In mod ...
dates from the 15th century. The 1861 rebuilding in
Early English style was financed by the family of William and Francis Osiear and the Corporation of
Basingstoke
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. William and Francis Osiear are commemorated through an engraved
brass plate in the
chancel.
['' Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire with the port of Hull'' 1885, p. 391]
References
External links
*
"Farforth cum Maidenwell" Genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 27 June 2013
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Hamlets in Lincolnshire
East Lindsey District