Wilp is a village in the

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province of

Gelderland Gelderland (), also known as Guelders () in English, is a province of the Netherlands, occupying the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Netherlands by land area, and second by ...

. It is located in the municipality of

Voorst Voorst () is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. Population centres * Appen (near a wood where nice walks can be taken) * Bussloo (with a recreation centre with a small lake and beach) * De Kar (near a motorway junction (A1, ...

, about 4 km south of Deventer. Wilp was a separate municipality between 1812 and 1818, when it was merged with Voorst.

History

It was first mentioned between 840 and 849 as Huilpa. The etymology is unknown. The settlement started along the

IJssel The IJssel (; nds-nl, Iessel(t) ) is a Dutch distributary of the river Rhine that flows northward and ultimately discharges into the IJsselmeer (before the 1932 completion of the Afsluitdijk known as the Zuiderzee), a North Sea natural harbour. ...

river. Around 765, a chapel was founded by

Lebuinus Lebuinus (also known as ''Lebuin'', ''Lebwin'' or ''Liafwin ') is the Apostle of the Frisians and patron of Deventer (born in England of Anglo-Saxon parents, date unknown; died at Deventer c. 775). Life Lebuinus was a monk in Wilfrid's monastery ...

. During the 19th century, a

linear settlement A linear settlement is a (normally small to medium-sized) settlement or group of buildings that is formed in a long line. Many of these settlements are formed along a transport route, such as a road, river, or canal. Others form due to physical re ...

appeared along the road from Deventer to

. The church dates from the 11th century, the tower has been enlarged around 1500. In 1945, it was damaged and restored between 1949 and 1953. The estate Lathmer was originally a ''

havezate A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were held the lord's manorial courts, communal meals wi ...

'' and probably dated from the 16th century. A new estate was built in 1866 which burned down in 1911, and was replaced by the current building which was based on drawings of the old havezate. The Wilpermolen is a

grist mill A gristmill (also: grist mill, corn mill, flour mill, feed mill or feedmill) grinds cereal grain into flour and Wheat middlings, middlings. The term can refer to either the Mill (grinding), grinding mechanism or the building that holds it. Grist i ...

which was originally built in 1736 and rebuilt in 1766. In the early 20th century, it changed to an electromotor, but in 1941, it was put back into service. In 1991, the wind mill was restored and often used to grind fodder. In 1840, Wilp was home to 1,103 people. Estate Lathmer is nowadays used as a school for children with general learning disabilities.

Gallery

File:Lathmer poort.jpg, Estate Lathmer File:Overzicht voorgevel - Wilp - 20376632 - RCE.jpg, Huis 't Schol File:...in the shadow... - panoramio.jpg, Sheep in the shade File:Floormill Wilp from 1736 at 31 Januari 2014 - panoramio.jpg, Floormill Wilp

References

{{Authority control Populated places in Gelderland Former municipalities of Gelderland Voorst