Haugham
Encyclopedia
Haugham is a village and civil parish
in the East Lindsey
district of Lincolnshire
, England, and lies 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Louth
. The Prime Meridian
passes directly through Haugham.
by the Parochial Church Council.
of 1086. The priory of Haugham was built upon land granted by Hugh, Earl of Chester
, towards the end of the eleventh century, to the Benedictine
abbot and convent of St. Severus in the diocese of Coutances
. Priors were appointed by the bishops of Lincoln until 1329, this ending owing to wars with France. Subsequently, in 1398, the priory and its possessions were transferred to the Carthusian
priory of St Anne at Coventry
.
In 1885 Kelly's noted that the lord of the manor
and sole landowner of Haugham was Henry Chaplin
MP, PC. Haugham consisted of 1,907 acres, of which 450 acres were woodland, and its agricultural production was chiefly wheat, barley and oats.
, the Jutes
, the Angles
and the Frisians
. Haug is believed to derive from the Old Norse
haugr meaning hill or mound.
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 East Lindsey
East Lindsey
East Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. The council is based in Manby near Louth, and other major settlements in the district include Alford, Spilsby, Mablethorpe, Skegness, Horncastle and Chapel St Leonards....
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, and lies 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Louth
Louth, Lincolnshire
Louth is a market town and civil parish within the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.-Geography:Known as the "capital of the Lincolnshire Wolds", it is situated where the ancient trackway Barton Street crosses the River Lud, and has a total resident population of 15,930.The Greenwich...
. The Prime Meridian
Prime Meridian
The Prime Meridian is the meridian at which the longitude is defined to be 0°.The Prime Meridian and its opposite the 180th meridian , which the International Date Line generally follows, form a great circle that divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.An international...
passes directly through Haugham.
Political representation
The Parish Council is the level of local government in East Lindsey nearest to the people of Haugham. The old parishes were formed at a time when there was little difference between the Church and the State. In the late 1800s Church and State separated but the same area is now represented as a local authority by the Haugham Parish Council and the Church of EnglandChurch of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
by the Parochial Church Council.
History
The place-name is first attested in the Domesday BookDomesday 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. The priory of Haugham was built upon land granted by Hugh, Earl of Chester
Earl of Chester
The Earldom of Chester was one of the most powerful earldoms in medieval England. Since 1301 the title has generally been granted to heirs-apparent to the English throne, and from the late 14th century it has been given only in conjunction with that of Prince of Wales.- Honour of Chester :The...
, towards the end of the eleventh century, to the Benedictine
Order of St. Benedict (Anglican)
There are a number of Benedictine Anglican religious orders, some of them using the name Order of St. Benedict . Just like their Roman Catholic counterparts, each abbey / priory / convent is independent of each other...
abbot and convent of St. Severus in the diocese of Coutances
Coutances
Coutances is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.-History:Capital of the Unelli, a Gaulish tribe, the town took the name of Constantia in 298 during the reign of Roman emperor Constantius Chlorus...
. Priors were appointed by the bishops of Lincoln until 1329, this ending owing to wars with France. Subsequently, in 1398, the priory and its possessions were transferred to the Carthusian
Carthusian
The Carthusian Order, also called the Order of St. Bruno, is a Roman Catholic religious order of enclosed monastics. The order was founded by Saint Bruno of Cologne in 1084 and includes both monks and nuns...
priory of St Anne at Coventry
St. Anne's Priory, Coventry
St. Anne's Priory, Coventry was a medieval monastic house historically in Warwickshire St. Anne's Priory, Coventry was a medieval monastic house historically in Warwickshire St. Anne's Priory, Coventry was a medieval monastic house historically in Warwickshire (now within the West...
.
In 1885 Kelly's noted that the lord of the manor
Lord of the Manor
The Lordship of a Manor is recognised today in England and Wales as a form of property and one of three elements of a manor that may exist separately or be combined and may be held in moieties...
and sole landowner of Haugham was Henry Chaplin
Henry Chaplin, 1st Viscount Chaplin
Henry Chaplin, 1st Viscount Chaplin PC was a British landowner, racehorse owner and Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 until 1916 when he was raised to the peerage....
MP, PC. Haugham consisted of 1,907 acres, of which 450 acres were woodland, and its agricultural production was chiefly wheat, barley and oats.
Etymology
Haugham means 'high village'. Place names with suffixes of ham meaning homestead are generally derived from the languages spoken by the SaxonsSaxons
The Saxons were a confederation of Germanic tribes originating on the North German plain. The Saxons earliest known area of settlement is Northern Albingia, an area approximately that of modern Holstein...
, the Jutes
Jutes
The Jutes, Iuti, or Iutæ were a Germanic people who, according to Bede, were one of the three most powerful Germanic peoples of their time, the other two being the Saxons and the Angles...
, the Angles
Angles
The Angles is a modern English term for a Germanic people who took their name from the ancestral cultural region of Angeln, a district located in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany...
and the Frisians
Frisians
The Frisians are a Germanic ethnic group native to the coastal parts of the Netherlands and Germany. They are concentrated in the Dutch provinces of Friesland and Groningen and, in Germany, East Frisia and North Frisia, that was a part of Denmark until 1864. They inhabit an area known as Frisia...
. Haug is believed to derive from the Old Norse
Old Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
haugr meaning hill or mound.