Mareham on the Hill

Mareham on the Hill

Church of All Saints, Mareham on the Hill
Mareham on the Hill
 Mareham on the Hill shown within Lincolnshire
Population 133 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceTF285679
    London 115 mi (185 km)  S
DistrictEast Lindsey
Shire countyLincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Horncastle
Postcode district LN9
Police Lincolnshire
Fire Lincolnshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK ParliamentLouth and Horncastle
List of places
UK
England
Lincolnshire

Coordinates: 53°11′37″N 0°04′37″W / 53.193537°N 0.077028°W / 53.193537; -0.077028

Mareham on the Hill is a village and civil parish about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south-east from the town of Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England.

Mareham on the Hill is listed in the 1086 Domesday Book as having one household and 8 acres (0.032 km2) of woodland.[2]

The parish church is dedicated to All Saints and is a Grade II* listed building dating from the 15th century, although it was restored in 1780 and remodelled in 1804. It is built of green sandstone, limestone and red brick, and is colourwashed.[3]

The ecclesiastical parish is Mareham on the Hill, part of The Fen and Hill Group of the Deanery of Horncastle. The 2013 incumbent is Rev Canon Alec Boyd.[4][5]

Mareham Grange farmhouse is a Grade II listed 18th-century red-brick farmhouse with 20th-century alterations.[6]

References

  1. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  2. "Mareham on the Hill". Domesday Map. Anna Powell-Smith/University of Hull. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  3. Historic England. "All Saints, Mareham on the Hill (1262409)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  4. "Mareham on the Hill P C C". Diocese of Lincoln. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  5. "Fen and Hill Group of Parishes". Ourchurchweb.org.uk. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  6. Historic England. "Mareham Grange Farmhouse (1252186)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
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