Farlesthorpe
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Farlesthorpe is a small hamlet
about 2 miles (3.2 km) south-east of Alford
, and about 7 miles (11.3 km) north east of Spilsby
, Lincolnshire
, England.
Dating from the 9th Century, Farlesthorpe was originally a Danish settlement. The origins of the name of Farlesthorpe are unknown but in Domesday Book
it is given as Haroldestrop. It has also been spelt as Earlsthorpe and Faraldesthorpe.
The first church was built in the early 13th Century and dedicated to Saint Andrew
. The present Grade II listed church was built in 1800, of brick and stone, and restored in 1881 and 1953. The small polygonal apsed chancel with lancets was added in 1912. The altar slab is ancient,and there is a large stone font
with a wooden lid.
The East coast mainline used to run through the village, and the disused trackbed is now part of a nature reserve
.
Hamlet
The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...
about 2 miles (3.2 km) south-east of Alford
Alford, Lincolnshire
- Notable residents :* Captain John Smith who lived in nearby Willoughby* Anne Hutchinson, pioneer settler and religious reformer in the United States* Thomas Paine, who was an excise officer in the town....
, and about 7 miles (11.3 km) north east of Spilsby
Spilsby
Spilsby is a market town and civil parish in Lincolnshire. England. The town is situated adjacent to the main A16 Trunk Road at the southern edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds north of the Fenlands, east of the county town of Lincoln, north east of Boston and north west from Skegness.The town has...
, 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.
Dating from the 9th Century, Farlesthorpe was originally a Danish settlement. The origins of the name of Farlesthorpe are unknown but 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...
it is given as Haroldestrop. It has also been spelt as Earlsthorpe and Faraldesthorpe.
The first church was built in the early 13th Century and dedicated to Saint Andrew
Saint Andrew
Saint Andrew , called in the Orthodox tradition Prōtoklētos, or the First-called, is a Christian Apostle and the brother of Saint Peter. The name "Andrew" , like other Greek names, appears to have been common among the Jews from the 3rd or 2nd century BC. No Hebrew or Aramaic name is recorded for him...
. The present Grade II listed church was built in 1800, of brick and stone, and restored in 1881 and 1953. The small polygonal apsed chancel with lancets was added in 1912. The altar slab is ancient,and there is a large stone font
Baptismal font
A baptismal font is an article of church furniture or a fixture used for the baptism of children and adults.-Aspersion and affusion fonts:...
with a wooden lid.
The East coast mainline used to run through the village, and the disused trackbed is now part of a nature reserve
Nature reserve
A nature reserve is a protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research...
.