Wykeham, Lincolnshire
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Wyekham refers to:
East Wykeham is a deserted medieval village
or DMV, seen as earthworks
located about 7 miles (11.3 km) north west of the town of Louth
, and 9 miles (14.5 km) east of the town of Market Rasen
, Lincolnshire
, England.
East Wykeham is also mentioned in 1316, and formed a single parish with West Wykeham. It became part of Ludford in 1396,and only one family survived in 1563. By 1603-4 the church was in ruins.
Wykeham Hall survived the abandonment of the villages, and stands to this day. The drive passes through the site of East Wykeham.
West Wykeham is known from documents of 1334. Because of pestilence, by 1396 the village was destitute and the church
(St Edward's) in ruins, and the vicarage was united with Ludford Magna.
Wykeham, near Nettleton Top is barely known at all. Mentioned in Domesday and in 1316, the site was confirmed from aerial photographs, but has since been quarried and refilled. Only two millstones were retained from the excavation, and those are lost.
Wykeham in the civil parish
of Weston, in the district of South Holland
, is the site of the ruined chapel of Saint Nicholas
and the earthwork remains of Wykeham Hall, which was the country residence of the Prior of Spalding
. The limestone
chapel, which was built in 1311, became a free chapel at the dissolution
, but the roof collapsed in 1782 and it remains a roofless shell. The chapel is now a grade I listed building and the site is Scheduled.
- Two Deserted medieval villageDeserted medieval villageIn the United Kingdom, a deserted medieval village is a former settlement which was abandoned during the Middle Ages, typically leaving no trace apart from earthworks or cropmarks. If there are fewer than three inhabited houses the convention is to regard the site as deserted; if there are more...
s to the north of the River BainRiver BainThe River Bain is a river in Lincolnshire, England, and a tributary of the River Witham.The Bain rises in the Lincolnshire Wolds at Ludford, a village on The Viking Way long-distance footpath, and flows through or past the villages of Burgh on Bain, Biscathorpe, Donington on Bain, Goulceby with...
, LincolnshireLincolnshireLincolnshire 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...
, that lie between Ludford and Burgh on BainBurgh on BainBurgh on Bain is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The village is about 7 miles west of Louth. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 114....
, in the parish of LudfordLudford, LincolnshireLudford is a village and parish in the English county of Lincolnshire. It comprises the adjacent villages of Ludford Magna and Ludford Parva.-Geography:It lies in East Lindsey, just outside of its bordering region, West Lindsey... - A deserted medieval hamlet in the parish of NettletonNettleton, LincolnshireNettleton is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, close to the town of Caistor. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 579....
. - A deserted medieval hamlet in the parish of WestonWeston, LincolnshireWeston is a village and civil parish in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England, located about north east of the town of Spalding....
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, England.
East Wykeham
53°22′35"N 0°09′30"WEast Wykeham is a deserted medieval village
Deserted medieval village
In the United Kingdom, a deserted medieval village is a former settlement which was abandoned during the Middle Ages, typically leaving no trace apart from earthworks or cropmarks. If there are fewer than three inhabited houses the convention is to regard the site as deserted; if there are more...
or DMV, seen as earthworks
Earthworks (archaeology)
In archaeology, earthwork is a general term to describe artificial changes in land level. Earthworks are often known colloquially as 'lumps and bumps'. Earthworks can themselves be archaeological features or they can show features beneath the surface...
located about 7 miles (11.3 km) north west of the town of Louth
Louth, Lincolnshire
Louth is a market town and civil parish within the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.-Geography:Known as the "capital of the Lincolnshire Wolds", it is situated where the ancient trackway Barton Street crosses the River Lud, and has a total resident population of 15,930.The Greenwich...
, and 9 miles (14.5 km) east 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....
, 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.
East Wykeham is also mentioned in 1316, and formed a single parish with West Wykeham. It became part of Ludford in 1396,and only one family survived in 1563. By 1603-4 the church was in ruins.
Wykeham Hall survived the abandonment of the villages, and stands to this day. The drive passes through the site of East Wykeham.
West Wykeham
53°22′46"N 0°10′19"WWest Wykeham is known from documents of 1334. Because of pestilence, by 1396 the village was destitute and the church
(St Edward's) in ruins, and the vicarage was united with Ludford Magna.
Wykeham
53°27′35"N 0°18′53"WWykeham, near Nettleton Top is barely known at all. Mentioned in Domesday and in 1316, the site was confirmed from aerial photographs, but has since been quarried and refilled. Only two millstones were retained from the excavation, and those are lost.
Wykeham
52.818550°N 0.108599°WWykeham in the civil parish
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...
of Weston, in the district of South Holland
South Holland
South Holland is a province situated on the North Sea in the western part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is The Hague and its largest city is Rotterdam.South Holland is one of the most densely populated and industrialised areas in the world...
, is the site of the ruined chapel of Saint Nicholas
Saint Nicholas
Saint Nicholas , also called Nikolaos of Myra, was a historic 4th-century saint and Greek Bishop of Myra . Because of the many miracles attributed to his intercession, he is also known as Nikolaos the Wonderworker...
and the earthwork remains of Wykeham Hall, which was the country residence of the Prior of 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....
. The limestone
Limestone
Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....
chapel, which was built in 1311, became a free chapel at the dissolution
Dissolution of the Monasteries
The Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes referred to as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the set of administrative and legal processes between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII disbanded monasteries, priories, convents and friaries in England, Wales and Ireland; appropriated their...
, but the roof collapsed in 1782 and it remains a roofless shell. The chapel is now a grade I listed building and the site is Scheduled.