Well, Lincolnshire
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Well is a small estate village and civil parish
about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of the town of Alford
, in the East Lindsey
district of Lincolnshire
, England. It is situated on the foot of the east entry to the Lincolnshire Wolds
. The village provides views of the gradually sloping hills towards the west.
The cricket
club in Well serves Alford
and the surrounding area; its ground holds cricket matches and summer car boot sales
, and Guy Fawkes Night
celebrations on the 4 and 6 November.
The parish church is dedicated to Saint Margaret, and was built of red brick in 1733 around the same time as Well Vale House. It was altered in the late 18th century, restored in 1959, and is a Grade I listed building.
Grove House is a Victorian
country house
surrounded by gardens and built in 1853 of brick, situated on the edge of the Well Hall Park.
Well Hall Park was first laid out in the early 18th century after the damming of Well Beck to create two lakes, and included moving the village of Well to its present site.
The Natural Heritage List for England calls it Well Vale Park, and describes it as a former red brick country house, now a private school, which is grade II* listed, dating from the early 17th century, altered about 1730 for James Bateman, and extended in the late 18th century for Francis Dashwood. It was partly destroyed Fire in 1845, and rebuilt in 1925 by Guy Elwes.
Excerpt from The History of the County of Lincoln, From the Earliest Period to the Present Time; by Thomas Allen:
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...
about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of the town 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....
, 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 is situated on the foot of the east entry to the Lincolnshire Wolds
Lincolnshire Wolds
The Lincolnshire Wolds is a range of hills in the county of Lincolnshire, England. It is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty , and the highest area of land in eastern England between Yorkshire and Kent...
. The village provides views of the gradually sloping hills towards the west.
Geography and landmarks
In the village there is a church, telephone box, and post box, and a bus shelter with a callconnect bus service.The cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
club in Well serves 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 the surrounding area; its ground holds cricket matches and summer car boot sales
Car boot sale
Car boot/trunk sales or boot/trunk fairs are a mainly British form of market in which private individuals come together to sell household and garden goods.The term refers to the selling of items from a car's boot or trunk...
, and Guy Fawkes Night
Guy Fawkes Night
Guy Fawkes Night, also known as Guy Fawkes Day, Bonfire Night and Firework Night, is an annual commemoration observed on 5 November, primarily in England. Its history begins with the events of 5 November 1605, when Guy Fawkes, a member of the Gunpowder Plot, was arrested while guarding...
celebrations on the 4 and 6 November.
The parish church is dedicated to Saint Margaret, and was built of red brick in 1733 around the same time as Well Vale House. It was altered in the late 18th century, restored in 1959, and is a Grade I listed building.
Grove House is a Victorian
Victorian house
In the United Kingdom, and former British colonies, a Victorian house generally means any house built during the reign of Queen Victoria...
country house
English country house
The English country house is a large house or mansion in the English countryside. Such houses were often owned by individuals who also owned a London house. This allowed to them to spend time in the country and in the city—hence, for these people, the term distinguished between town and country...
surrounded by gardens and built in 1853 of brick, situated on the edge of the Well Hall Park.
Well Hall Park was first laid out in the early 18th century after the damming of Well Beck to create two lakes, and included moving the village of Well to its present site.
The Natural Heritage List for England calls it Well Vale Park, and describes it as a former red brick country house, now a private school, which is grade II* listed, dating from the early 17th century, altered about 1730 for James Bateman, and extended in the late 18th century for Francis Dashwood. It was partly destroyed Fire in 1845, and rebuilt in 1925 by Guy Elwes.
Excerpt from The History of the County of Lincoln, From the Earliest Period to the Present Time; by Thomas Allen:
"The village of WELL is delightfully situated in a romantic valley at the distance of about two miles south westward from Alford. It contains a mansion belonging to the Dash wood family surrounded by extensive plantations. The manor of this place is said to have been held at the time of the conquest by Richard de Wells by the service of being baker to the king.
The church dedicated to St Margaret has been rebuilt in the form of an elegant Grecian temple bearing a striking resemblance to St Paul's Covent Garden. The living is a discharged rectory with the vicarage of Claxby united and is in the patronage of B Dash wood esq. The living of Well is rated in the king's books at 7 2s 3 d Near this place in 1725 two urns containing six hundred Roman coins were found in the neighbourhood are three celticbarrows contiguous to each other. From the eminences in the vicinity extensive prospects over the level lands and marshes to the sea are obtained through various openings in the woods. In 1821 this parish including the chapelry of Derthorpe and the township of MawthorpeMawthorpeMawthorpe is a small hamlet about south of Alford, Lincolnshire, England. It lies north west of Willoughby. It used to have a museum, but this closed after the owner died a few years ago....
contained 19 houses and 185 inhabitants".