Horsington, Lincolnshire
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Horsington is a village and civil parish
in the East Lindsey
district of Lincolnshire
, England. It lies on the B1190, 5 miles (8 km) north from Woodhall Spa
and 5 miles (8 km) west from Horncastle. The parish includes the hamlet of Poolham.
In 1860 the Grade II listed parish church of All Saints
was completely rebuilt in red brick, the previous structure being thatched. At that time the Horsington Anglican rectory and living was in the gift of Magdelen College, Oxford, as principal landowner and provider of the village Lords of the Manor. Magdelen possibly provided the church organ. The same year the College founded the village National School
, and subscribed to its support. Kelly also notes the existence of a Wesleyan Chapel.
Other Grade II listed buildings are three cottages on the village’s Main Street, and a ruined 13th century chapel at Poolham Hall.
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. It lies on the B1190, 5 miles (8 km) north from Woodhall Spa
Woodhall Spa
Woodhall Spa is a civil parish and village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England within a wooded area on the Southern edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds, about south-west of Horncastle and about east-south-east of Lincoln...
and 5 miles (8 km) west from Horncastle. The parish includes the hamlet of Poolham.
In 1860 the Grade II listed parish church of All Saints
All Saints
All Saints' Day , often shortened to All Saints, is a solemnity celebrated on 1 November by parts of Western Christianity, and on the first Sunday after Pentecost in Eastern Christianity, in honour of all the saints, known and unknown...
was completely rebuilt in red brick, the previous structure being thatched. At that time the Horsington Anglican rectory and living was in the gift of Magdelen College, Oxford, as principal landowner and provider of the village Lords of the Manor. Magdelen possibly provided the church organ. The same year the College founded the village National School
National school (England and Wales)
A national school was a school founded in 19th century England and Wales by the National Society for Promoting Religious Education.These schools provided elementary education, in accordance with the teaching of the Church of England, to the children of the poor.Together with the less numerous...
, and subscribed to its support. Kelly also notes the existence of a Wesleyan Chapel.
Other Grade II listed buildings are three cottages on the village’s Main Street, and a ruined 13th century chapel at Poolham Hall.