Wyville
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Wyville with Hungerton, or indeed Hungerton-cum-Wyville is a village and civil parish about five miles southwest of Grantham
in South Kesteven
, Lincolnshire, England. It is also an ecclesiastical parish of the Harlaxton Group of the Grantham Deanery
in the Diocese of Lincoln
. The incumbent is The Revd Keith Hanson.
The whole parish covers about 1670 acres (675.8 ha).
Wyville is a small hamlet - actually more like a collection of farm buildings and a 19th century church.
A small rivulet
runs to the south of the hamlet, toward the Cringle Stream at Stoke Rochford
, an early tributary of the River Witham
Hungerton is a small hamlet set about a half mile northwest of Wyville. Hungerton has been the population centre of the parish in recent centuries.
St Catherine has long been associated with Wyville, and ancient stone coffins have been found on what may have been the site of the original church. The present church was built in 1858.
A well-known gazeteer of 1848 said:
A few years later a Victorian gazetteer said of the parish:
Grantham
Grantham is a market town within the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It bestrides the East Coast Main Line railway , the historic A1 main north-south road, and the River Witham. Grantham is located approximately south of the city of Lincoln, and approximately east of Nottingham...
in South Kesteven
South Kesteven
South Kesteven is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England, forming part of the traditional Kesteven division of the county. It covers Grantham, Stamford, Bourne and Market Deeping.-History:...
, Lincolnshire, England. It is also an ecclesiastical parish of the Harlaxton Group of the Grantham Deanery
Deanery
A Deanery is an ecclesiastical entity in both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residence of a Dean.- Catholic usage :...
in 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 :...
. The incumbent is The Revd Keith Hanson.
The whole parish covers about 1670 acres (675.8 ha).
Wyville
52.854°N 0.695°WWyville is a small hamlet - actually more like a collection of farm buildings and a 19th century church.
A small rivulet
Stream
A stream is a body of water with a current, confined within a bed and stream banks. Depending on its locale or certain characteristics, a stream may be referred to as a branch, brook, beck, burn, creek, "crick", gill , kill, lick, rill, river, syke, bayou, rivulet, streamage, wash, run or...
runs to the south of the hamlet, toward the Cringle Stream at Stoke Rochford
Stoke Rochford
Stoke Rochford is a small village near Grantham in Lincolnshire.-Geography:For administration purposes, the parish is shared with Easton, which also has a country estate of its own. Stoke Rochford's church is in the parish of Easton, and so is the post office. The southern boundary of the parish...
, an early tributary of the River Witham
River Witham
The River Witham is a river, almost entirely in the county of Lincolnshire, in the east of England. It rises south of Grantham close to South Witham, at SK8818, passes Lincoln at SK9771 and at Boston, TF3244, flows into The Haven, a tidal arm of The Wash, near RSPB Frampton Marsh...
Hungerton
52.859°N 0.699°WHungerton is a small hamlet set about a half mile northwest of Wyville. Hungerton has been the population centre of the parish in recent centuries.
History
Both villages were mentioned in the Domesday survey, and were clearly larger then than now.St Catherine has long been associated with Wyville, and ancient stone coffins have been found on what may have been the site of the original church. The present church was built in 1858.
A well-known gazeteer of 1848 said:
- WYVILL, a parish, in the union of Grantham, wapentake of Loveden, parts of Kesteven, county of Lincoln, 6 miles (N. W.) from Colsterworth; containing, with Hungerton, 137 inhabitants. The living is a discharged rectory, with that of Hungerton united; net income, £35; patron, the Bishop of Lincoln. The church is in ruins, and the inhabitants attend that at Harlaxton.
A few years later a Victorian gazetteer said of the parish:
- WYVILLE-WITH-HUNGERTON, a parish in Grantham district, Lincoln; 3½ miles W by S of Great Ponton r. station, and 5 SSW of Grantham. Post town, Colsterworth, under Grantham. Acres, 1,670. Real property, £1,840. Pop., 155. Houses, 28. The living is a double rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £35. Patron, the Bishop of L. The church was built in 1858.