Moulton is a village in the
civil parish
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of
The Moultons
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, in the
South Holland
South Holland ( nl, Zuid-Holland ) is a province of the Netherlands with a population of over 3.7 million as of October 2021 and a population density of about , making it the country's most populous province and one of the world's most densely ...
district
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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 on the B1537 road, east from the centre of
Spalding and west from
Holbeach
Holbeach is a market town and civil parish in the South Holland District in Lincolnshire, England. The town lies from Spalding; from Boston; from King's Lynn; from Peterborough; and by road from Lincoln. It is on the junction of the ...
.
Moulton is the primary village of an extensive
Fen
A fen is a type of peat-accumulating wetland fed by mineral-rich ground or surface water. It is one of the main types of wetlands along with marshes, swamps, and bogs. Bogs and fens, both peat-forming ecosystems, are also known as mires. T ...
land parish, over in length. The civil parish includes the smaller villages of
Moulton Chapel
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Moulton Chapel is a village in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. It is on the B1357 road, south from Moulton, south-west from Holbeach and 4 miles south-east from Spalding. The village is in the civil parish of ...
,
Moulton Seas End
Moulton Seas End is a village in the civil parish of The Moultons and the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. It is north-east from the centre of Spalding and north-west from Holbeach. The village of Moulton is to the south. ...
and Moulton Eaugate. The separate village of Moulton Chapel is about south of Moulton and a similar distance east of
Cowbit
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.
History
Moulton Grammar School was founded through an endowment given in the will of John Harrox (died 1561) who was steward to Sir John Harrington of Weston. The School opened in 1562 with ten pupils and continued to educate boys until 1939 when it merged with
Spalding Grammar School
Spalding Grammar School (SGS), fully known as The Queen Elizabeth Royal Free Grammar School Spalding, is a boys' grammar school in Spalding, Lincolnshire, England.
History
The school was founded in 1588 by royal charter, applied for by a R ...
. Some school buildings still exist but are now private residences. John Harrox is commemorated in the name of the Primary School and the Moulton Harrox sports club. The Moulton Harrox Educational Foundation uses income from the management of more than to support the education of young people of the district.
Old boys of the Grammar School included:
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Johnny Douglas
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(1895-7), Olympic gold medal winner in boxing and captain of the England Cricket Team
* Rt Rev
Kenneth Healey
Kenneth Healey (1899–1985) was the 3rd Bishop of Grimsby.
Educated at Moulton Grammar School, he was ordained in 1932. His first post was as a Curate in Grantham after which became Rector of Bloxholm. Subsequently Rural Dean of Lafford'' C ...
, Bishop of Grimsby from 1958 to 1966
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Walter Plowright
Walter Plowright Order of St Michael and St George, CMG Royal Society, FRS Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, FRCVS (20 July 1923 in Holbeach, Lincolnshire – 19 February 2010 in London) was an English Veterinary medicine, veterinary scientist ...
(1923–2010) veterinary scientist
Moulton railway station closed to passengers in 1959. The station buildings remain but are now private residences although some of the old platform structures still exist.
During the 1970s Moulton was home to an astronomical observatory that was relocated to Sussex in the early 1980s.
On 28 July 2005, a mini-
tornado
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swept through the village, damaging the church roof and some other properties in the vicinity, depositing glass tens of metres away.
On 19 July 2016,
a shooting occurred in nearby
Spalding. The two victims, Claire and Charlotte Hart, and the gunman, Lance Hart, were residents of Moulton. Following the attack,
Lincolnshire Police
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raided the family home in the village.
Landmarks
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Moulton's chief landmarks are All Saints' Church, known as "The Queen of the Fens", and
Moulton Windmill
Moulton Windmill in the Lincolnshire village of Moulton, between Spalding and Holbeach is a restored windmill claimed to be the tallest tower mill in the United Kingdom.
The nine-storeyed mill is 80 ft (24.4 metres) to the curb and 100&n ...
, the tallest
tower mill
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Thi ...
in the United Kingdom.
All Saints' Church was built about 1180, instigated by Prior John of Spalding. It took approximately 60 to 70 years to build, and was
heavily restored from 1866 to 1867 by William Smith. The church has a
rood screen
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dating from around 1425. There is a memorial in the floor of the church to Prudence Corby, who apparently died on "Julye the 36th 1793". The taller and slender spire of the church reaches 158 feet (48 metres) in height.
Moulton Windmill
Moulton Windmill in the Lincolnshire village of Moulton, between Spalding and Holbeach is a restored windmill claimed to be the tallest tower mill in the United Kingdom.
The nine-storeyed mill is 80 ft (24.4 metres) to the curb and 100&n ...
, built in 1822, ground wheat and other products until 1995, despite losing its sails in 1895.
[ The Friends of Moulton Mill was established to restore the Grade I listed mill to full working order. The mill was a subject of the first series of ]BBC2
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's ''Restoration
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* Conservation and restoration of cultural heritage
** Audio restoration
** Film restoration
** Image restoration
** Textile restoration
* Restoration ecology
...
'', after which it received a Heritage Lottery Fund
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History
The fund's predecessor bodies were ...
grant, and benefited from fundraising events. A café and shop was built, and the mill adapted for disabled access.[ New sails were fitted on 21 November 2011 and on 28 April 2013 the first bag of flour to be ground with wind power in over 100 years was produced.
The remains of ]Moulton Castle
Moulton Castle, also known as King's Hall Park, is a medieval earthwork and scheduled monument situated to the south of Moulton, Lincolnshire, England. It probably dates from the twelfth century. It was owned by Thomas de Moulton in the early t ...
, now a small mound of earth and a moat, lie south of the village.
Located nearby, just off the A151, is the Elloe Stone, believed to mark the site of the moot
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of the Elloe wapentake
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in Danish times.[Cox, J. Charles (1916); ''Lincolnshire'' p. 233; Methuen & Co. Ltd.]
Notable people
*G. D'Arcy Boulton
George D'Arcy Boulton (May 20, 1759 – May 21, 1834) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Upper Canada. He was a member of the Family Compact, an oligarchic political and social group which dominated the government of the province.
L ...
(1759 – 1834), a lawyer, judge and political figure in Upper Canada
*John Molson
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(1763 – 1836), major brewer and entrepreneur in Canada, founder of the Molson family
The Molson family of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, was founded by John Molson, who immigrated to Canada in 1782 from his home in Lincolnshire, England. They are considered to be one of Canada's most prominent business families with a combined net w ...
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Moulton Chapel is a village in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. It is on the B1357 road, south from Moulton, south-west from Holbeach and 4 miles south-east from Spalding. The village is in the civil parish of ...
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Villages in Lincolnshire
South Holland, Lincolnshire