South Hykeham is a village and

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in the

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district of

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, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 835. It is situated approximately south-west from the city and

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, and on the A1434 road. Since 1931, South Hykeham formed part of the

of Aubourn Haddington and South Hykeham, but this relationship was broken in 1991 and South Hykeham is again a civil parish. South Hykeham is mentioned in the ''

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'' of 1086, in which it is described as "Hichum", with 14 households and two fisheries. The Grade II*

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parish church is dedicated to

Saint Michael Michael (; he, מִיכָאֵל, lit=Who is like El od, translit=Mīḵāʾēl; el, Μιχαήλ, translit=Mikhaḗl; la, Michahel; ar, ميخائيل ، مِيكَالَ ، ميكائيل, translit=Mīkāʾīl, Mīkāl, Mīkhāʾīl), also ...

and dates from the 13th century, although it was restored and added to by Drury and Mortimer in 1869. South Hykeham Community Primary School was built in 1869 as a National school.

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South Hykeham Community Primary School
* {{authority control Villages in Lincolnshire North Kesteven District Civil parishes in Lincolnshire