__NOTOC__ Witham on the Hill is a village and

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

in the

South Kesteven South Kesteven is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district in Lincolnshire, England, forming part of the traditional Kesteven division of the county. It covers Bourne, Lincolnshire, Bourne, Grantham, Market Deeping and Stamford, Li ...

district 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. The population of the civil parish was 260 at the 2011 census.

History

The hall is a Grade II listed building, dating from ca 1730 but extended several times. The hall was once owned by descendants of

Archdeacon Robert Johnson Robert Johnson (1540 – 1625) was a Church of England cleric and the founder of both Oakham School and Uppingham School. He was a Puritan rector of North Luffenham, Rutland, for 51 years, from 1574 until his death. He was also a Canon of W ...

, the founder of Oakham and Uppingham Schools, including Lieutenant-General William Augustus Johnson MP. The parish church is dedicated to

Saint Andrew Andrew the Apostle ( grc-koi, Ἀνδρέᾱς, Andréās ; la, Andrēās ; , syc, ܐܰܢܕ݁ܪܶܐܘܳܣ, ʾAnd’reʾwās), also called Saint Andrew, was an apostle of Jesus according to the New Testament. He is the brother of Simon Peter ...

. The tower and steeple were re-built in a medieval revival style by the Stamford architect George Portwood in 1737–8. The original village stocks and whipping post are preserved under a modern canopy. In 2002, West Farm (on the Little Bytham road) had trials for GM

rapeseed Rapeseed (''Brassica napus ''subsp.'' napus''), also known as rape, or oilseed rape, is a bright-yellow flowering member of the family Brassicaceae (mustard or cabbage family), cultivated mainly for its oil-rich seed, which naturally contains a ...

planted by

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Geography

The village is between th
east
and west

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of the River Glen, and despite its name, is not on the top of its 'hill', which reaches a peak west towards

Careby Careby is the principal village in the a civil parish of Careby Aunby and Holywell n which the population is includedin the South Kesteven Non-metropolitan district, district of South Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England. The River Glen, Lincolns ...

. It is approximately from the A6121 Bourne- Stamford road. To the west is

Little Bytham Little Bytham is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 384. It lies on the B1176 road, south from Corby Glen and north from Stamford . ...

, and to the east are Manthorpe and Toft. The predominant landowner in the area is the Grimsthorpe Estate. The civil parish covers a large area, extending north into Grimsthorpe Park an
Dobbins Wood
where it meets the boundary of

Edenham Edenham ( ) is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is approximately north-west of Bourne, and on the A151 road. While the civil parish is called 'Edenham', the parish council is called Edenham ...

, and the boundary with Toft with Lound and Manthorpe is mostly along the A6121.

Manthorpe, Bourne Manthorpe is a small village in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies east from the A6121, south-west from Bourne and north-east from Stamford. The village is part of the Toft with Lound and Manthorpe civil parish ...

used to be part of the civil parish.

Community

Witham Hall near Bourne, Lincolnshire (geograph 4293091)

The village has a co-educational preparatory school, Witham Hall, which marked its 50th year in 2009. The nearest stat
primary school
is on

Creeton Creeton is a hamlet in the civil parish of Counthorpe and Creeton in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated south west from Bourne and south from Corby Glen, on the River Glen. Creeton Grade I listed Anglican ...

Road in Little Bytham. Secondary schools are in Bourne. The Six Bells

public house A pub (short for public house) is a kind of drinking establishment which is licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises. The term ''public house'' first appeared in the United Kingdom in late 17th century, and was ...

was built in 1905 by the architect A. N. Prentice and is

Grade II listed In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...

. It is on the road to the A6121. When built, the parish church did have six bells, but in 1932 they were augmented to eight.

References

External links

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St Andrew's Church, Witham on the Hill
- Church Website
Bourne Online's Witham page

Witham Hall school web site
* * {{authority control Villages in Lincolnshire Civil parishes in Lincolnshire South Kesteven District