Tathwell is a village 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.
Tathwell is situated approximately south from the
market town of
Louth. The
hamlet of Dovendale, alongside the
A153 road to the west of the village is in the parish. The hamlet of
Haugham lies about south-east of Tathwell.
Cadwell Park motor racing circuit is about south of Tathwell.
![Tathwell War Memorial - geograph](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/Tathwell_War_Memorial_-_geograph.org.uk_-_149807.jpg)
The
parish church, dedicated to
Saint Vedast, also houses The Hamby Monument, a wall
monument originally constructed around 1620, and later restored by their descendants, the
Chaplin family. (Sir John Hamby's daughter Elizabeth married in 1657 John Chaplin, son of Sir Francis Chaplin.)
Tathwell Hall at Tathwell was the longtime home of the Chaplin family, a branch of the Chaplin family of Baronets of
Blankney
Blankney is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 251. The village is situated approximately south from the city and county town of Linco ...
, who served as
MPs for Lincolnshire and who were descended from Sir Francis Chaplin,
Lord Mayor of London in 1677. The family originated at
Bury St Edmunds
Bury St Edmunds (), commonly referred to locally as Bury, is a historic market town, market, cathedral town and civil parish in Suffolk, England.OS Explorer map 211: Bury St.Edmunds and Stowmarket Scale: 1:25 000. Publisher:Ordnance Survey – ...
, Suffolk. It was through a marriage with the Hamby family that the Chaplins acquired Tathwell. The family became active in Lincolnshire, and in subsequent years many members of the Chaplin family stood for Parliament from Lincolnshire.
The House of Commons, 1690-1715, David Hayton, Eveline Cruickshanks, Stuart Handley, Cambridge University Press, 2002
Near Cadwell and in Tathwell parish is Tathwell Long barrow. It is surrounded by trees, and in the middle of a field with no footpath, but visible from the road.
Tathwell's war memorial cross is sited on a corner of the village main crossroads.
See also
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References
External links
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East Lindsey District Council website
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Villages in Lincolnshire
Civil parishes in Lincolnshire
East Lindsey District