Middle Rasen
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Middle Rasen is a village and civil parish
in the West Lindsey
district of Lincolnshire
, England, located about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of the town of Market Rasen
. Today the village consists of two villages which have merged to become one; they were called Middle Rasen Drax and Middle Rasen Tupholme.
Rasen is mentioned in Domesday Book
of 1086, but West Rasen
, Middle Rasen and Market Rasen are indistinguishable. In its entirety the list includes ten separate references to Rasen, which as a whole consists of 144 households.
Middle Rasen has had at least two churches. That dedicated to Saint Paul which was demolished in 1860, and some of its fabric was used in the restoration of the church of Saint Peter
.
The old St Pauls church comprised a nave
chancel
South aisle
and western tower in 1846, with probable demolished north aisle and north chapel. St Peters church dates from the 12th century with later alterations and additions and is a grade II* listed building with an 1861 restoration by Bellamy and Hardy.
A tower windmill
was built in 1827 for the grinding of cereal, and which stopped working in 1925,and is now used as a store. There was also a grade II listed three storey red brick watermill
dating from the 18th century which was remodelled in 1827.
Middle Rasen Primary School was built in 1875 to replace a charity school founded by the will of John Wilkinson who died in 1720.
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 West Lindsey
West Lindsey
West Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England.-History:The district was formed on 1 April 1974, from the urban districts of Gainsborough, Market Rasen, along with Caistor Rural District, Gainsborough Rural District and Welton Rural District...
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, located about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of the town of Market Rasen
Market Rasen
Market Rasen is a town and civil parish within the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies on the River Rase northeast of Lincoln, east of Gainsborough and southwest of Grimsby. According to the 2001 census, it has a population of 3,200....
. Today the village consists of two villages which have merged to become one; they were called Middle Rasen Drax and Middle Rasen Tupholme.
Rasen is 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, but West Rasen
West Rasen
West Rasen is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, about west of Market Rasen.The parish church is a grade I listed building dedicated to All Saints, dating from the 11th century, and built from ironstone....
, Middle Rasen and Market Rasen are indistinguishable. In its entirety the list includes ten separate references to Rasen, which as a whole consists of 144 households.
Middle Rasen has had at least two churches. That dedicated to Saint Paul which was demolished in 1860, and some of its fabric was used in the restoration of the church of Saint Peter
Saint Peter
Saint Peter or Simon Peter was an early Christian leader, who is featured prominently in the New Testament Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. The son of John or of Jonah and from the village of Bethsaida in the province of Galilee, his brother Andrew was also an apostle...
.
The old St Pauls church comprised a nave
Nave
In Romanesque and Gothic Christian abbey, cathedral basilica and church architecture, the nave is the central approach to the high altar, the main body of the church. "Nave" was probably suggested by the keel shape of its vaulting...
chancel
Chancel
In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar in the sanctuary at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building...
South aisle
Aisle
An aisle is, in general, a space for walking with rows of seats on both sides or with rows of seats on one side and a wall on the other...
and western tower in 1846, with probable demolished north aisle and north chapel. St Peters church dates from the 12th century with later alterations and additions and is a grade II* listed building with an 1861 restoration by Bellamy and Hardy.
Windmill
A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...
was built in 1827 for the grinding of cereal, and which stopped working in 1925,and is now used as a store. There was also a grade II listed three storey red brick watermill
Watermill
A watermill is a structure that uses a water wheel or turbine to drive a mechanical process such as flour, lumber or textile production, or metal shaping .- History :...
dating from the 18th century which was remodelled in 1827.
Middle Rasen Primary School was built in 1875 to replace a charity school founded by the will of John Wilkinson who died in 1720.