Woodhall, Lincolnshire
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Woodhall or Old Woodhall, is a small village located about 3 miles (4.8 km) south west of Horncastle, Lincolnshire
, England
.
Woodhall, along with Woodhall Spa
, was created a civil parish in 1889 comprising portions of Langton, Woodhall, Thimbleby
, and Thornton
. In 1894 Woodhall and Woodhall Spa were separated, forming two civil parishes, the boundary between them being the Reeds Beck Road. Woodhall is now part of the civil parish of Stixwould and Woodhall
.
The church of Saint Margaret
was built in the 14th century and may have once been part of the moated manorial complex of Woodhall Hall. The church declared redundant by the Diocese of Lincoln
in 1971, and was demolished in 1972.
There is a medieval moated site which represents the site of Woodhall Hall, which is an ancient scheduled monument.
Darwood House is a grade II listed farmhouse dating from the 15th century with 17th and 19th century alterations.
It was once home to Woodhall Junction railway station
where several rail lines converged.
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...
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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...
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Woodhall, along with 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...
, was created a civil parish in 1889 comprising portions of Langton, Woodhall, Thimbleby
Thimbleby, Lincolnshire
Thimbleby is a village and civil parish about west of Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England.It was mentioned in Domesday Book of 1086 as Stimbelbi and consisted of 67 households, which at the time was considered very large...
, and Thornton
Thornton, Lincolnshire
Thornton, or Thornton by Horncastle, is a small hamlet about south of Horncastle, Lincolnshire, in the civil parish of Roughton.The village was mentioned in Domesday Book of 1086, when it had 19 households, and the Lord of the Manor was Robert the bursar.The greenstone parish church is dedicated...
. In 1894 Woodhall and Woodhall Spa were separated, forming two civil parishes, the boundary between them being the Reeds Beck Road. Woodhall is now part of the civil parish of Stixwould and Woodhall
Stixwould and Woodhall
Stixwould and Woodhall is a civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.The parish incorporates the villages of Stixwould and Old Woodhall or Woodhall. Population figures in 2001 were 214....
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The church of Saint Margaret
Saint Margaret
Saint Margaret may refer to:-People:* Saint Margaret the Virgin of Antioch * Saint Margaret of Scotland * Saint Margaret of England * Saint Margaret of Hungary * Saint Margaret of Cortona...
was built in the 14th century and may have once been part of the moated manorial complex of Woodhall Hall. The church declared redundant by the Diocese of Lincoln
Diocese of Lincoln
The Diocese of Lincoln forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England. The present diocese covers the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire.- History :...
in 1971, and was demolished in 1972.
There is a medieval moated site which represents the site of Woodhall Hall, which is an ancient scheduled monument.
Darwood House is a grade II listed farmhouse dating from the 15th century with 17th and 19th century alterations.
It was once home to Woodhall Junction railway station
Woodhall Junction railway station
Woodhall Junction railway station is a former station in Woodhall, Lincolnshire. It served as a junction where several different lines met, none of which are still open....
where several rail lines converged.