Haconby
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Haconby is a village and civil parish
in the South Kesteven
district of Lincolnshire
, England. It lies on the western edge of the Lincolnshire Fens, 3 miles (4.8 km) north from Bourne
, part of the civil parish. To the south of the village is Hacconby Hall.
The civil parish extends northwards to just north of the A15-B1177 junction, skirting the southern edge of Dunsby Hall Farm. The parish boundary extends due east, along the Hacconby Lode drain over Hacconby Fen, following Hacconby Drove to the south. To the north is the parish of Dunsby and Dunsby Fen. It reaches the South Forty-Foot Drain
. The parish boundary (also with Pinchbeck
and South Holland
follows this drain for just under a mile south. It then follows Lane Dike due west which crosses the Car Dyke
just north of Cardyke Farm. The parish boundary crosses the A15 next to a transmitter and extends westwards to reach the north of Spring Wood, where it meets the large parish of Edenham
. Just south of Thorny Wood it meets the parish of Dunsby
. The parish boundary follows the southern edge of Dunsby Wood, crossing the Stainfield-Kirkby Underwood
road just north of Stainfield spa, a chalybeate
spring discovered in 1720 by Dr Edward Greathead of Lincoln
.
.
There are no amenities in the village other than the local public house
, the Hare and Hounds on West Road. The nearest post office and shops are in the adjacent village of Morton
to the south.
A former railway line passed north to south close to the east of the village - the Sleaford
branch of the Great Northern Railway
, which closed to passengers in 1930 and to freight in 1964. A Roman road
, King Street
, (from Bourne
to just south of Ancaster
) passes through the western part of the parish, just west of Stainfield. There was a Roman town near Stainfield.
The primary school closed in the 1970s
.
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 on the western edge of the Lincolnshire Fens, 3 miles (4.8 km) north from Bourne
Bourne, Lincolnshire
Bourne is a market town and civil parish on the western edge of the Fens, in the District of South Kesteven in southern Lincolnshire, England.-The town:...
Geography
Haconby is situated just off the A15. Two miles to the west is StainfieldStainfield
Stainfield is a village and civil parish about east of the city of Lincoln, in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.-St Andrews Church:...
, part of the civil parish. To the south of the village is Hacconby Hall.
The civil parish extends northwards to just north of the A15-B1177 junction, skirting the southern edge of Dunsby Hall Farm. The parish boundary extends due east, along the Hacconby Lode drain over Hacconby Fen, following Hacconby Drove to the south. To the north is the parish of Dunsby and Dunsby Fen. It reaches the South Forty-Foot Drain
South Forty-foot drain
The South Forty-Foot Drain is the main channel for the land-drainage of the Black Sluice Level in the Lincolnshire Fens. It lies in eastern England between Guthram Gowt and the Black Sluice pumping station on The Haven, at Boston...
. The parish boundary (also with Pinchbeck
Pinchbeck
Pinchbeck may refer to:People*Christopher Pinchbeck, English watchmaker who developed the alloy*Daniel Pinchbeck, American author*William Pinchbeck, American pioneerPlacenames*Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, England*Pinchbeck Engine, A drainage museum nearby...
and South Holland
South Holland, Lincolnshire
South Holland is a local government district of Lincolnshire. The district council is based in Spalding.It was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the Spalding urban district with East Elloe Rural District and Spalding Rural District...
follows this drain for just under a mile south. It then follows Lane Dike due west which crosses the Car Dyke
Car Dyke
The Car Dyke was, and to large extent still is, an eighty-five mile long ditch which runs along the western edge of the Fens in eastern England. It is generally accepted as being of Roman age and, for many centuries, to have been taken as marking the western edge of the Fens...
just north of Cardyke Farm. The parish boundary crosses the A15 next to a transmitter and extends westwards to reach the north of Spring Wood, where it meets the large parish of Edenham
Edenham
Edenham is a village in Lincolnshire, England situated about north-west of Bourne on the A151. The village is part of the civil parish of Edenham Grimsthorpe Elsthorpe & Scottlethorpe.-The Village:...
. Just south of Thorny Wood it meets the parish of Dunsby
Dunsby
Dunsby is a small village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of in Lincolnshire, England. It lies miles north from Bourne, just off the A15 on the western edge of the Lincolnshire Fens. In 2001 it has a population of 141....
. The parish boundary follows the southern edge of Dunsby Wood, crossing the Stainfield-Kirkby Underwood
Kirkby Underwood
Kirkby Underwood is a village of 80 households located around four miles north of Bourne in southern Lincolnshire, in the district of South Kesteven....
road just north of Stainfield spa, a chalybeate
Chalybeate
Chalybeate waters, also known as ferruginous waters, are mineral spring waters containing salts of iron.-Name:The word "chalybeate" is derived from the Latin word for steel, "chalybs", which follows from the Greek word "khalups"...
spring discovered in 1720 by Dr Edward Greathead 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....
.
History
The village has also been known as Hacconby (Haakon's village). Hacconby's chapel is the smallest gallery seated chapel in the country. The village church is dedicated to St Andrew. On 27 February 2008 the parish church spire was damaged by the 2008 Lincolnshire earthquake2008 Lincolnshire earthquake
The 2008 Lincolnshire earthquake struck Lincolnshire, in the United Kingdom, on 27 February 2008 at 00:56:47.8s GMT. According to the British Geological Survey, the quake registered a reading of 5.2 on the Richter scale with the epicentre 2.5 miles north of Market Rasen and 15 miles ...
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There are no amenities in the village other than the local public house
Public house
A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...
, the Hare and Hounds on West Road. The nearest post office and shops are in the adjacent village of Morton
Morton and Hanthorpe
Morton and Hanthorpe is a civil parish, formerly known as Morton by Bourne in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. There are other villages and hamlets in the county with the name of Morton. There are 921 households in Morton and 74 in Hanthorpe.Morton Grade I listed Anglican...
to the south.
A former railway line passed north to south close to the east of the village - the Sleaford
Sleaford
Sleaford is a town in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is located thirteen miles northeast of Grantham, seventeen miles west of Boston, and nineteen miles south of Lincoln, and had a total resident population of around 14,500 in 6,167 households at the time...
branch of the Great Northern Railway
Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)
The Great Northern Railway was a British railway company established by the Great Northern Railway Act of 1846. On 1 January 1923 the company lost its identity as a constituent of the newly formed London and North Eastern Railway....
, which closed to passengers in 1930 and to freight in 1964. A Roman road
Roman road
The Roman roads were a vital part of the development of the Roman state, from about 500 BC through the expansion during the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. Roman roads enabled the Romans to move armies and trade goods and to communicate. The Roman road system spanned more than 400,000 km...
, King Street
King Street (Roman road)
King Street is the name of a modern road on the line of a Roman road |Durobrivae]]. The whole is I.D. Margary's Roman road number 26. -The Roman road's route:Archaeological work has revealed more of its length than is in use nowadays...
, (from Bourne
Bourne, Lincolnshire
Bourne is a market town and civil parish on the western edge of the Fens, in the District of South Kesteven in southern Lincolnshire, England.-The town:...
to just south of Ancaster
Ancaster, Lincolnshire
Ancaster is a village in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, on the site of the Roman town of "Causennae"Ancaster Hall at The University of Nottingham is named after the parish and the, now extinct, title of the Earl of Ancaster....
) passes through the western part of the parish, just west of Stainfield. There was a Roman town near Stainfield.
The primary school closed in the 1970s
1970s
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External links
- Parish Council (shared with Stainfield)
- Village information
- Stainfield
- Folk music at the Hare and Hounds