Haltham
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Haltham is a village and civil parish
which lies on the east bank of the River Bain
, about 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south of the town of Horncastle, Lincolnshire
, England. It lies in the Lincolnshire Wolds
, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
.
Haltham was mentioned in Domesday Book
of 1086 as Holtha and had 15 households, the Lord of the Manor being King William I.
The parish church was dedicated to Saint Benedict, and is a Grade I listed building built of greenstone
and red brick dating from the 13th century with restorations in 1881 and 1890. In 1964 Pevsner
noted a chalice
and flagon, dated 1765, by London silversmith
Francis Crump
. The church was closed by the Diocese of Lincoln
in October 1977, and is now maintained by the Churches Conservation Trust
.
In the churchyard is the base of a 14th century cross which is Grade II listed and also a scheduled monument.
The village was served by the Marmion Arms public house
, a half-timbered thatched building.
In 1885 Kelly's recorded that agricultural production in the then 2380 acres (9.6 km²) acre parish was chiefly wheat, oats and turnips, The 1881 population was 179.
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...
which lies on the east bank of the River Bain
River Bain
The River Bain is a river in Lincolnshire, England, and a tributary of the River Witham.The Bain rises in the Lincolnshire Wolds at Ludford, a village on The Viking Way long-distance footpath, and flows through or past the villages of Burgh on Bain, Biscathorpe, Donington on Bain, Goulceby with...
, about 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south of the town of Horncastle, 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 in the Lincolnshire Wolds
Lincolnshire Wolds
The Lincolnshire Wolds is a range of hills in the county of Lincolnshire, England. It is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty , and the highest area of land in eastern England between Yorkshire and Kent...
, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is an area of countryside considered to have significant landscape value in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, that has been specially designated by the Countryside Agency on behalf of the United Kingdom government; the Countryside Council for Wales on...
.
Haltham was mentioned in 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...
of 1086 as Holtha and had 15 households, the Lord of the Manor being King William I.
The parish church was dedicated to Saint Benedict, and is a Grade I listed building built of greenstone
Greenstone
Pounamu is several types of hard, durable and highly valued nephrite jade, bowenite, or serpentinite found in New Zealand. Pounamu is the Māori name. The rocks are also generically known as "greenstone" in New Zealand English....
and red brick dating from the 13th century with restorations in 1881 and 1890. In 1964 Pevsner
Nikolaus Pevsner
Sir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner, CBE, FBA was a German-born British scholar of history of art and, especially, of history of architecture...
noted a chalice
Chalice
A chalice is a goblet or footed cup intended to hold a drink. This can also refer to;* Holy Chalice, the vessel which Jesus used at the Last Supper to serve the wine* Chalice , a type of smoking pipe...
and flagon, dated 1765, by London silversmith
Silversmith
A silversmith is a craftsperson who makes objects from silver or gold. The terms 'silversmith' and 'goldsmith' are not synonyms as the techniques, training, history, and guilds are or were largely the same but the end product varies greatly as does the scale of objects created.Silversmithing is the...
Francis Crump
Francis Crump
Francis Crump was a London silversmith producing mostly hollowware. He was apprenticed to Gabriel Sleath , who objected to Huguenot goldsmiths working in England, and on 23 November 1753 entered into a partnership with him....
. The church was closed by the Diocese of Lincoln
Diocese of Lincoln
The Diocese of Lincoln forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England. The present diocese covers the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire.- History :...
in October 1977, and is now maintained by the Churches Conservation Trust
Churches Conservation Trust
The Churches Conservation Trust, which was initially known as the Redundant Churches Fund, is a charity whose purpose is to protect historic churches at risk, those that have been made redundant by the Church of England. The Trust was established by the Pastoral Measure of 1968...
.
In the churchyard is the base of a 14th century cross which is Grade II listed and also a scheduled monument.
The village was served by the Marmion Arms 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...
, a half-timbered thatched building.
In 1885 Kelly's recorded that agricultural production in the then 2380 acres (9.6 km²) acre parish was chiefly wheat, oats and turnips, The 1881 population was 179.