Timberland is a village in the

North Kesteven North Kesteven is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district in Lincolnshire, England. The council is based in Sleaford. The district also contains the town of North Hykeham, which adjoins the neighbouring city of Lincoln, England, L ...

district of

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, England. The population of the

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(including Thorpe Tilney) at the 2011 census was 578. It is situated north-east from

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, and on the Timberland

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. Its closest neighbouring village is

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, less than to the north.

History

Genealogical records began around the 17th century showing that Timberland was a medieval village, possibly a small market town. The paris
church
is dedicated to

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, and its parish records date back even further, to 1563. The village Scopwick and Timberland railway station is now closed.

Geography

Timberland is situated near the

Car Dyke The Car Dyke was, and to a large extent still is, a long ditch which runs along the western edge of the Fens in eastern England for a distance of over . It is generally accepted as being a Roman invasion of Britain, Roman construction and was, f ...

, which used to be navigable. The village is west from

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, north-east from Sleaford, and south-west from

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Set within a patchwork of fields in the wetlands of the Lincolnshire Fens, the village is just south of the

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and near to the village of Martin. The illustrated signpost with the town name has a plaque above showing the nearby Car Dyke waterway which was once navigable but later drained by small canals to make the surrounding land suitable for farm use. Thorpe Tilney Hall is to the south-west. It was used as a setting for the BBC's 1980 ''

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'' as Longbourn Hall. The parish boundary with Walcott crosses the B1189 at Thorpe Tilney, part of the parish, to the south. To the west it meets

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, then further north meets

Scopwick Scopwick is a small village and civil parish in the district of North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England, situated south from Lincoln, Lincolnshire, Lincoln. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 815. The parish includes Kirkb ...

, crosses the B1191, and follows the north-south Sleaford-Lincoln railway. It meets Martin, and the boundary passes eastwards, just south of the Metheringham Airfieldbr>Visitor Centre
It crosses the north-south B1189 then, between the village and Martin it follows part of Car Dyke around the south of Martin Wood, and follows Timberland Delph to the north-east
Timberland Drove
follows this waterway to the south. At the River Witham, i
meets

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and Woodhall Spa. This part of the parish is calle
Timberland Dales
and to the south i
Thorpe Tilney Dales
and the boundary meets Tattershall Thorpe. At Engine Drain, the boundary heads westward from the River Witham, where it meets Dogdyke. At the junction of Dales Head Dike, it meets Walcott, and follows Walcott Delph and Walcott Bank westwards over Thorpe Tilney Fen. Towards Walcott it briefly follows Car Dyke northwards.

Amenities

The village hall is the centre of village activities. There is a primary and middle school for local children nearby in the village of Martin. The partly

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Anglican church of St Andrew's seats around 200 people. In the village is a

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Methodist chapel, and a

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, The Penny Farthing Inn. The surrounding area has small guest houses and other public houses.

References

External links

* {{authority control Villages in Lincolnshire Civil parishes in Lincolnshire North Kesteven District