Cabourne is a hamlet

Hamlet

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 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...

 on the A46 road

A46 road

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 about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of the town of Caistor

Caistor

See Caistor St Edmund for the Roman settlement in Norfolk or Caister-on-Sea for the town in NorfolkCaistor is a town and civil parish situated in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. As its name implies, it was originally a Roman castrum or fortress...

 in 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.

The parish church is a grade II* listed building dedicated to Saint Nicholas

Saint Nicholas

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. The tower dates from the 11th century, the rest of the church being 15th century, with a restoration

Victorian restoration

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 in 1872. During restoration a Norman

Norman architecture

About|Romanesque architecture, primarily English|other buildings in Normandy|Architecture of Normandy.File:Durham Cathedral. Nave by James Valentine c.1890.jpg|thumb|200px|The nave of Durham Cathedral demonstrates the characteristic round arched style, though use of shallow pointed arches above the...

 font was unearthed below the floor. A late 11th or 12th century grave marker lies against the east wall of the Chancel

Chancel

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.

An 1830 grade II listed octagonal

Octagonal

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 pump house exists here.

Pelham's Pillar

Pelham's Pillar

Pelham's Pillar is a monument dedicated to Charles Anderson-Pelham, 1st Earl of Yarborough who died in 1846.The Pillar is in Caistor, North Lincolnshire on part of the Yarborough estate at Brocklesby, and is a viewing tower built to enable the earls to view the estate. It is high and is guarded by...

 is a 128 ft high grade II listed tower, dating from 1840-9 by E. J. Willson. A plaque above the door commemorates
Charles Anderson Pelham, Lord Yarborough

Charles Anderson-Pelham, 1st Earl of Yarborough

Charles Anderson-Pelham, 1st Earl of Yarborough , styled Hon. Charles Anderson-Pelham from 1794 to 1823, was the founder of the Royal Yacht Squadron...

who planted 12,532,700 trees in Cabourne High Wood between 1787 and 1828. The column was begun by Pelham's son in 1840, and completed by his grandson in 1849.