Easton, Lincolnshire
Encyclopedia
Easton is a village
and civil parish
in the South Kesteven
district of Lincolnshire
, England. It lies just off the A1, north of Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth
and Colsterworth
.
passes through the village, and just south of the village it crosses the A1 inside the parish of Colsterworth
. Although the village, which has a population of 100, is technically a civil parish, in practice it is shared for administrative and religious purposes with Stoke Rochford
. The combined parish is one of the largest by area in South Kesteven, stretching up the B6403 (High Dike - Ermine Street
) from the A1 to the East Coast Main Line
bridge.
A railway used to join the ECML at the B6403 bridge and followed the eastern side of the B6403 to Woolsthorpe. The road connecting Stoke Rochford to the B6403 is Easton Lane. The Easton civil parish stretches along the B6403 from the A1 to the junction of this road; it also includes the southern part of Stoke Rochford village, including its parish church and post office. In the south-east of the parish is Easton Wood.
in 1960. The village is still largely the same size as it was at the time of the Domesday Book
.
rebuilt the village in the early 19th century. Easton Hall was built by Sir Henry Cholmeley, partly rebuilt in 1805, and enlarged in the Victorian period. It was damaged while being used by the army during World War II
, and was pulled down in 1951. The 12 acres of gardens were abandoned in 1951 but a major renovation project began in 2001. The Cholmeley family
still live in the village and are responsible for the 2005 renovation of the hall's gardens.
in 1982.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and civil 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 South Kesteven
South Kesteven
South Kesteven is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England, forming part of the traditional Kesteven division of the county. It covers Grantham, Stamford, Bourne and Market Deeping.-History:...
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 just off the A1, north of Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth
Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth
Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth is a hamlet in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is probably best known as the birthplace of Sir Isaac Newton....
and Colsterworth
Colsterworth
Colsterworth is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The village, together with the hamlet of Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, had a population of 1,508 according to the 2001 census. It lies half a mile to the west of the A1, seven miles south of Grantham...
.
Geography
The River WithamRiver 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...
passes through the village, and just south of the village it crosses the A1 inside the parish of Colsterworth
Colsterworth
Colsterworth is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The village, together with the hamlet of Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, had a population of 1,508 according to the 2001 census. It lies half a mile to the west of the A1, seven miles south of Grantham...
. Although the village, which has a population of 100, is technically a civil parish, in practice it is shared for administrative and religious purposes with Stoke Rochford
Stoke Rochford
Stoke Rochford is a small village near Grantham in Lincolnshire.-Geography:For administration purposes, the parish is shared with Easton, which also has a country estate of its own. Stoke Rochford's church is in the parish of Easton, and so is the post office. The southern boundary of the parish...
. The combined parish is one of the largest by area in South Kesteven, stretching up the B6403 (High Dike - Ermine Street
Ermine Street
Ermine Street is the name of a major Roman road in England that ran from London to Lincoln and York . The Old English name was 'Earninga Straete' , named after a tribe called the Earningas, who inhabited a district later known as Armingford Hundred, around Arrington, Cambridgeshire and Royston,...
) from the A1 to the East Coast Main Line
East Coast Main Line
The East Coast Main Line is a long electrified high-speed railway link between London, Peterborough, Doncaster, Wakefield, Leeds, York, Darlington, Newcastle and Edinburgh...
bridge.
A railway used to join the ECML at the B6403 bridge and followed the eastern side of the B6403 to Woolsthorpe. The road connecting Stoke Rochford to the B6403 is Easton Lane. The Easton civil parish stretches along the B6403 from the A1 to the junction of this road; it also includes the southern part of Stoke Rochford village, including its parish church and post office. In the south-east of the parish is Easton Wood.
History
The village has no church, but is part of the North and South Stoke with Easton Parish, which contains the church of St Andrew and St Mary at Stoke Rochford, situated just inside Easton civil parish. The A1 within the parish was straightened when converted to a dual-carriagewayDual carriageway
A dual carriageway is a class of highway with two carriageways for traffic travelling in opposite directions separated by a central reservation...
in 1960. The village is still largely the same size as it was at the time of the Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
.
Easton Hall
Sir Henry Cholmeley bought the manor in 1592; his direct descendant Sir Montague CholmeleySir Montague Cholmeley, 1st Baronet
Sir Montague Cholmeley, 1st Baronet was a British politician and baronet.He was the oldest son of Montague Cholmeley and Sarah Sibthorp, daughter of Humphrey Sibthorp. Cholmeley was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford and graduated with a Master of Arts in 1808...
rebuilt the village in the early 19th century. Easton Hall was built by Sir Henry Cholmeley, partly rebuilt in 1805, and enlarged in the Victorian period. It was damaged while being used by the army during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, and was pulled down in 1951. The 12 acres of gardens were abandoned in 1951 but a major renovation project began in 2001. The Cholmeley family
Cholmeley Baronets
There have been two Baronetcies created for people with the surname Cholmeley, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2008....
still live in the village and are responsible for the 2005 renovation of the hall's gardens.
Easton Cold Store
Nearby on the B6403 is Easton Cold Store, a large frozen vegetable processing factory, owned by PAS. It was bought by McCainMcCain Foods Limited
McCain Foods Limited is a privately owned company established in 1957 by four brothers—Harrison McCain, Wallace McCain, Robert McCain, and Andrew McCain—in Florenceville, New Brunswick, Canada...
in 1982.