Whaplode
Encyclopedia
Whaplode is a parish
in South Holland
District, Lincolnshire
, England
, just west of the Prime Meridian
.
ridge, known as the Townlands, which rises between the former salt marsh
and the former fen
to be found around The Wash
. This ridge follows the A151
. Its neighbours on the Townland are Holbeach
and Moulton
. Whaplode St Catherine is a hamlet in Whaplode parish.
, thatch and turf
. As the wetlands were reclaimed, other settlements were made in the newly inhabitable places and these needed to be distinguished from the main village. In Whaplode parish, these outlying places are Whaplode St Catherine and Whaplode Drove
. The village used to have a railway station
to the south of the village on the former Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
.
has a store as part of a BP
garage on the A151.
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 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, 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
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, just west of 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...
.
Geography
In old documents, it is sometimes called Whapload. The main village lies on the marine siltSilt
Silt is granular material of a size somewhere between sand and clay whose mineral origin is quartz and feldspar. Silt may occur as a soil or as suspended sediment in a surface water body...
ridge, known as the Townlands, which rises between the former salt marsh
Salt marsh
A salt marsh is an environment in the upper coastal intertidal zone between land and salt water or brackish water, it is dominated by dense stands of halophytic plants such as herbs, grasses, or low shrubs. These plants are terrestrial in origin and are essential to the stability of the salt marsh...
and the former fen
Fen
A fen is a type of wetland fed by mineral-rich surface water or groundwater. Fens are characterised by their water chemistry, which is neutral or alkaline, with relatively high dissolved mineral levels but few other plant nutrients...
to be found around The Wash
The Wash
The Wash is the square-mouthed bay and estuary on the northwest margin of East Anglia on the east coast of England, where Norfolk meets Lincolnshire. It is among the largest estuaries in the United Kingdom...
. This ridge follows the A151
A151 road
The A151 road is relatively minor part of the British road system. It lies entirely in the county of Lincolnshire, England. Its western end lies at coordinates otherwise, 1...
. Its neighbours on the Townland are Holbeach
Holbeach
Holbeach is a fenland market town with in the South Holland district of southern Lincolnshire, England. The town lies from Spalding; from Boston; from King's Lynn; from Peterborough; and a by road from the county town of Lincoln. It is on the junction of the A151 and A17...
and Moulton
Moulton, Lincolnshire
Moulton is the primary village of an extensive Fenland parish, over in length, and encompassing the smaller hamlets/villages of Moulton Chapel, Moulton Seas End and Moulton Eaugate....
. Whaplode St Catherine is a hamlet in Whaplode parish.
History
Owing to the historical development of the area, there are other places which use the Whaplode name in conjunction with another. When the parishes were originally laid out, a thousand or so years ago, in order to give each enough resources to provide a living, they were made long and narrow. In this way each parish had its share of marsh for pasture and perhaps, salt making, townland for arable and fen for fowlingFowling
Fowling is a term which is perhaps better known in the Fens of eastern England than elsewhere. It was more than the commercial equivalent of the field sport of wildfowling, in that it includes all forms of bird catching for meat, feathers or any other part of the bird which may have been sold on...
, thatch and turf
Peat
Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation matter or histosol. Peat forms in wetland bogs, moors, muskegs, pocosins, mires, and peat swamp forests. Peat is harvested as an important source of fuel in certain parts of the world...
. As the wetlands were reclaimed, other settlements were made in the newly inhabitable places and these needed to be distinguished from the main village. In Whaplode parish, these outlying places are Whaplode St Catherine and Whaplode Drove
Whaplode Drove
Whaplode Drove is a small village in South Holland, Lincolnshire. It is approximately 10 miles south of the market town of Spalding, Lincolnshire. The hamlet of Shepeau Stow is nearby.The village has a post office/shop, church, garage and a social club...
. The village used to have a railway station
Whaplode railway station
Whaplode railway station was a station in Whaplode, Lincolnshire. It was once on the main line route between the Midlands and the Norfolk Coast which closed in 1959. Former Services-External links:*...
to the south of the village on the former Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
The Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway, was a joint railway owned by the Midland Railway and the Great Northern Railway in eastern England, affectionately known as the 'Muddle and Get Nowhere' to generations of passengers, enthusiasts, and other users.The main line ran from Peterborough to...
.
Amenities
The village church is dedicated to Saint Mary. The village pubs are the Star Inn and the Lamb & Flag, both on High Road (A151). The Co-opCo-op UK
The United Kingdom is home to a widespread and diverse co-operative movement, with over 3 million individual members. Modern co-operation started with the Rochdale Pioneers' shop in the northern English town of Rochdale in 1844....
has a store as part of a BP
BP
BP p.l.c. is a global oil and gas company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest energy company and fourth-largest company in the world measured by revenues and one of the six oil and gas "supermajors"...
garage on the A151.