Quadring
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Quadring is a small village and civil parish
in the South Holland
district of Lincolnshire
, England. It lies on the A152
, 2 miles north-east of Gosberton
, and 2 miles south-east of Donington
.
The village includes the community of Barholme to its south-west. To the east of Quadring is Quadring Eaudike, and to the west is Quadring High Fen. Nearby to the west is the Peterborough to Lincoln Line
. The A152 (as Main Road within the village) transects Quadring and provides links to Spalding
, Boston
, Donington
and Gosberton
.
The village name is derived from the Old English cwead+haefer+ingas ("Muddy settlement of Haefer"), and is recorded in the Domesday Book
as Quadheveringe and Quedhaveringe.
The Grade I listed village church, dedicated to St Margaret of Antioch
, lies north of, and separate from, the village. Mainly an example of Perpendicular architecture, it was rebuilt in 1872.
Other listed buildings include a Grade II cottage, house, granary, coaching house, farm, and farm house.
Local legend has it that the village took it upon itself to move away from the church to escape the Black Death
of the 14th Century.
Previously Quadring had two pubs, a butcher, fishmonger, blacksmith and a slaughterhouse, and several pig farms. However today all that remains is a village store (that serves as a post office) and a public house, The White Hart, on Town Drove. A previous public house, The Red Cow, became an Indian restaurant in 2007.
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 South Holland
South Holland, Lincolnshire
South Holland is a local government district of Lincolnshire. The district council is based in Spalding.It was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the Spalding urban district with East Elloe Rural District and Spalding 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. It lies on the A152
A152 road
The A152 is a small non-primary A-road in Lincolnshire, from Donington to Surfleet linking the A52 and the A16, two major primary routes.Between Donington and Surfleet the road goes through three villages; Church End, Quadring, and Gosberton....
, 2 miles north-east of Gosberton
Gosberton
Gosberton is a village and civil parish in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies south-west from Boston, north from Spalding and north-west from Holbeach. The parish includes the hamlets of Gosberton Clough and Gosberton Risegate...
, and 2 miles south-east of Donington
Donington, Lincolnshire
Donington is a village and civil parish in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies north of the market town of Spalding on the A152, and is bypassed by the A52. The parish includes the hamlet of Northorpe, and...
.
The village includes the community of Barholme to its south-west. To the east of Quadring is Quadring Eaudike, and to the west is Quadring High Fen. Nearby to the west is the Peterborough to Lincoln Line
Peterborough to Lincoln Line
The Peterborough to Lincoln Line is a railway line linking and , via and .-History:The section between Peterborough and Spalding closed to passengers on 5 October 1970 and re-opened on 7 June 1971. North of Spalding, Ruskington re-opened on 5 May 1975. Metheringham followed on 6 October...
. The A152 (as Main Road within the village) transects Quadring and provides links to Spalding
Spalding, Lincolnshire
Spalding is a market town with a population of 30,000 on the River Welland in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. Little London is a hamlet directly south of Spalding on the B1172 road....
, Boston
Boston, Lincolnshire
Boston is a town and small port in Lincolnshire, on the east coast of England. It is the largest town of the wider Borough of Boston local government district and had a total population of 55,750 at the 2001 census...
, Donington
Donington, Lincolnshire
Donington is a village and civil parish in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies north of the market town of Spalding on the A152, and is bypassed by the A52. The parish includes the hamlet of Northorpe, and...
and Gosberton
Gosberton
Gosberton is a village and civil parish in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies south-west from Boston, north from Spalding and north-west from Holbeach. The parish includes the hamlets of Gosberton Clough and Gosberton Risegate...
.
The village name is derived from the Old English cwead+haefer+ingas ("Muddy settlement of Haefer"), and is recorded in the 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...
as Quadheveringe and Quedhaveringe.
The Grade I listed village church, dedicated to St Margaret of Antioch
Margaret the Virgin
Margaret the Virgin, also known as Margaret of Antioch , virgin and martyr, is celebrated as a saint by the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches on July 20; and on July 17 in the Orthodox Church. Her historical existence has been questioned; she was declared apocryphal by Pope Gelasius I in 494,...
, lies north of, and separate from, the village. Mainly an example of Perpendicular architecture, it was rebuilt in 1872.
Other listed buildings include a Grade II cottage, house, granary, coaching house, farm, and farm house.
Local legend has it that the village took it upon itself to move away from the church to escape the Black Death
Black Death
The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, peaking in Europe between 1348 and 1350. Of several competing theories, the dominant explanation for the Black Death is the plague theory, which attributes the outbreak to the bacterium Yersinia pestis. Thought to have...
of the 14th Century.
Amenities
The local school, Quadring Cowley and Brown's primary school, has consistently high SAT results every year and despite its size maintains a variety of extra curricular activities.Previously Quadring had two pubs, a butcher, fishmonger, blacksmith and a slaughterhouse, and several pig farms. However today all that remains is a village store (that serves as a post office) and a public house, The White Hart, on Town Drove. A previous public house, The Red Cow, became an Indian restaurant in 2007.