Canwick
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Canwick is village and civil parish
in the North Kesteven
district of Lincolnshire
, England. It lies two miles south of the city of Lincoln
. The village, with commanding views of Lincoln, overlooks the Witham Valley, where the River Witham
follows an ice-age cut through the jurassic limestone ridge which forms the spine of the county.
Canwick has been continuously occupied since Saxon
times (the name derives from Canna’s Farm or Canna’s Place in Anglo-Saxon), but there was a significant villa
here in the Roman
period.
. It is a Saxon-era foundation, but was significantly improved by the same Norman
bishops who built Lincoln Cathedral
. Subsequent enlargement and restoration has not harmed the original fabric. The church is built on a Roman tesselated pavement, and a coin of the first Christian
Emperor Constantine has been found in the churchyard. The church patronage is held by the Mercers’ Company, oldest of the London
city Livery Companies.
Canwick Hall was the seat of the Sibthorp family from the 17thC – 20thC, with the present structure being erected in 1810. Family members included the botanist John Sibthorp
and several MPs, most notably the eccentric Colonel Sibthorp
. Having already angered Queen Victoria by his vocal opposition to an allowance for her consort Prince Albert, he went on to declare that the Prince's Great Exhibition project would bring the plague to England. The Hall was later home of Arthur Foljambe, 2nd Earl of Liverpool
from 1939 to his death there in 1941.
Significant new housing development took place in Canwick during the 1960s and the United Kingdom Census 2001
records 339 inhabitants and 150 households. Canwick is a civil as well as an ecclesiastical parish
.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the North Kesteven
North Kesteven
North Kesteven is a local government district in the East Midlands. Just over north of London, it is east of Nottingham and south of Lincoln. North Kesteven is one of seven districts in Lincolnshire, England and is in the centre of the County...
district of Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England. It lies two miles south of the city of Lincoln
Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Lincoln is a cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England.The non-metropolitan district of Lincoln has a population of 85,595; the 2001 census gave the entire area of Lincoln a population of 120,779....
. The village, with commanding views of Lincoln, overlooks the Witham Valley, where the River Witham
River Witham
The River Witham is a river, almost entirely in the county of Lincolnshire, in the east of England. It rises south of Grantham close to South Witham, at SK8818, passes Lincoln at SK9771 and at Boston, TF3244, flows into The Haven, a tidal arm of The Wash, near RSPB Frampton Marsh...
follows an ice-age cut through the jurassic limestone ridge which forms the spine of the county.
Canwick has been continuously occupied since Saxon
Anglo-Saxons
Anglo-Saxon is a term used by historians to designate the Germanic tribes who invaded and settled the south and east of Great Britain beginning in the early 5th century AD, and the period from their creation of the English nation to the Norman conquest. The Anglo-Saxon Era denotes the period of...
times (the name derives from Canna’s Farm or Canna’s Place in Anglo-Saxon), but there was a significant villa
Villa
A villa was originally an ancient Roman upper-class country house. Since its origins in the Roman villa, the idea and function of a villa have evolved considerably. After the fall of the Roman Republic, villas became small farming compounds, which were increasingly fortified in Late Antiquity,...
here in the Roman
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
period.
History and notable buildings
Canwick Grade I listed Anglican church is dedicated to All SaintsAll Saints
All Saints' Day , often shortened to All Saints, is a solemnity celebrated on 1 November by parts of Western Christianity, and on the first Sunday after Pentecost in Eastern Christianity, in honour of all the saints, known and unknown...
. It is a Saxon-era foundation, but was significantly improved by the same Norman
Normans
The Normans were the people who gave their name to Normandy, a region in northern France. They were descended from Norse Viking conquerors of the territory and the native population of Frankish and Gallo-Roman stock...
bishops who built Lincoln Cathedral
Lincoln Cathedral
Lincoln Cathedral is a historic Anglican cathedral in Lincoln in England and seat of the Bishop of Lincoln in the Church of England. It was reputedly the tallest building in the world for 249 years . The central spire collapsed in 1549 and was not rebuilt...
. Subsequent enlargement and restoration has not harmed the original fabric. The church is built on a Roman tesselated pavement, and a coin of the first Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
Emperor Constantine has been found in the churchyard. The church patronage is held by the Mercers’ Company, oldest of the London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
city Livery Companies.
Canwick Hall was the seat of the Sibthorp family from the 17thC – 20thC, with the present structure being erected in 1810. Family members included the botanist John Sibthorp
John Sibthorp
John Sibthorp was an English botanist.He was born in Oxford, the youngest son of Dr Humphry Sibthorp , who from 1747 to 1784 was Sherardian professor of botany at the University of Oxford....
and several MPs, most notably the eccentric Colonel Sibthorp
Colonel Sibthorp
Charles de Laet Waldo Sibthorp , popularly known as Colonel Sibthorp, was a widely caricatured British Ultra-Tory politician in the early 19th century. He sat as a Member of Parliament for Lincoln from 1826 to 1855 .Sibthorp was born into a Lincoln gentry family, and was commissioned into the...
. Having already angered Queen Victoria by his vocal opposition to an allowance for her consort Prince Albert, he went on to declare that the Prince's Great Exhibition project would bring the plague to England. The Hall was later home of Arthur Foljambe, 2nd Earl of Liverpool
Arthur Foljambe, 2nd Earl of Liverpool
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from 1939 to his death there in 1941.
Significant new housing development took place in Canwick during the 1960s and the United Kingdom Census 2001
United Kingdom Census 2001
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....
records 339 inhabitants and 150 households. Canwick is a civil as well as an ecclesiastical parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
.
External links
- "Canwick", genuki.org.uk; retrieved 10 July 2011
- Canwick web site
- All Saints Church
- Map