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Heighington, Lincolnshire

May 02, 2024

Heighington (/ˈheɪ.ɪŋ.tən/ HAY-ing-tən) is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England.[1] It is situated about 4 miles (6 km) south-east of Lincoln.[2]

Heighington
Heighington's old post office
Heighington
Location within Lincolnshire
Population2,918 (2001 Census)
OS grid referenceTF030693
• London115 mi (185 km) S
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLINCOLN
Postcode districtLN4
Dialling code01522
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Lincolnshire
53°12′43″N 0°27′27″W / 53.211957°N 0.457390°W / 53.211957; -0.457390

In the 2001 Census the population of the parish was recorded as 2,918 in 1,203 households.[3]

Geography edit

Heighington civil parish adjoins to the south of Washingborough. To the west of the village, the parish boundary with Washingborough follows Sheepwash Lane and at the bridge at the crossroads over the railway, follows Washingborough Road east. When travelling on the main road between the two villages, Washingborough Pits is the main demarcation. It passes along Gail Grove, a section of Lee Avenue, Sandra Crescent, along the back of the gardens of Eve Gardens to the east, then along a footpath to the north of Sunningdale Grove. It follows the footpath east, then follows a hedge northwards to meet Fen Road (B1190), passing through Moor Farm, to the east of the farm shop, and north of Willow Tree Farm, it follows Middle Fen Lane to the north-east along Heighington Fen. It passes to the north of Slate House Farm along a track, and at Boundary Farm, next to the River Witham and National Cycle Route 1 (Water Rail Way), it becomes the North Kesteven boundary, with West Lindsey and Fiskerton. At Branston Island, on the Witham, it meets Branston, and follows the Branston Delph to the south-west. Just south of Corporation Farm, at Branston Booths, it crosses Bardney Road (B1190) and Car Dyke, then follows Moor Lane, and crosses the railway. 330 yards (300 m) west of the junction with Potterhanworth Road, it follows a hedge-line north, close to the east of Branston and on the eastern edge of Branston Community College playing fields. 220 yards (200 m) north of the school on Branston Road, it meets the parish of Washingborough, at the point where it joins the footpath to Washingborough Top. The parish does not border Canwick.[2]

History edit

Heighington is not mentioned in Domesday. The chapel may have been a chapel of ease or a field church. It is mentioned in a will of 1524.[4] A clock was erected to serve as a Great War memorial on the tower of Heighington's Chapel of Ease in 1924.[5] Heighington Railway station closed in 1964.[6]

Community edit

Parts of Heighington lie within a conservation area.[7] The 2001 Census recorded 1,203 households. The parish council has 11 members.[8] The village shares a county councillor with Washingborough.

Heighington chapel, a former church,[9] This reference to a former Church is recent. Over several years, including 1922, there has been no reference to it being a church, always the chapel as far back as records go. The chapel had no dedication until 1996 when it was dedicated to St Thomas, and in the group of Washingborough with Heighington, and Canwick.[10] The building is of 12th-century origin, is Grade II listed,[11] and was restored in 1619 as a chapel by Thomas Garratt, a 'fen-adventurer' of the fen drainage scheme. Garratt gave lands for the support of the teaching of grammar and Latin and the reading of divine service within the chapel. This teaching took place until 1864–65, after which a new attached school house was built by Michael Drury, the older structure reserved for Church of England worship.[12][13] This grammar school was attached to the church until 1885, and later moved to the Thomas Garrett Arts, Crafts and Heritage Centre; it closed in 1976.[14]

 
St.Thomas' church

In 1885 Kelly’s noted the presence of Wesleyan and Wesleyan Reform chapels;[15] a Grade II listed former Methodist chapel still exists now used as a business premises.[16] According to Kelly's the parish of Washingborough, which included Heighington, had an 1881 population of 747, was of 2,147 acres (9 km2), and had agricultural production of chiefly wheat, oats and barley.[15]

Heighington's 23 (2019) listed buildings include a manor house, farmhouse, and various houses and cottages with other attached buildings.[17] A notable unlisted building is Heighington Hall, an 18th-century mansion with gardens designed by the noted landscape architect Edward Milner.[18]

Village public houses are the Butcher and Beast[19] and the Turks Head, both on High Street.[20]

The village school is Heighington Millfield Primary Academy (formerly Millfield Community Primary School).[21] To the south of the village and east of the railway line is Bracken Hill Golf Club.[22] The Peterborough to Lincoln Line passes through the west of the village. The Branston and Heighington railway station closed in the 1960s and was on the south-western edge of the village on Station Road. Five Mile House railway station on the Lincolnshire Loop Line, although close to Fiskerton, was also within the parish boundary. That line closed in 1964. The nearest active station is Lincoln.

References edit

  1. ^ "Heighington parish council". Lincolnshire county council. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  2. ^ a b Lincoln: Sleaford, Metheringham & Navenby (Map) (A1 ed.). 1:25 000. OS Explorer. Ordnance survey of Great Britain. 3 April 2006. § 272. ISBN 9780319238202.
  3. ^ . 2001 census. Office for national statistics. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  4. ^ "St.Thomas,Heighington chapel". crsbi.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  5. ^ "No.87 Spring 2012". slha.org.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Heighington". slha.org.uk. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  7. ^ (PDF). Lincolnshire county council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  8. ^ "Parish council". parishes.lincolnshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  9. ^ St Thomas' church Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  10. ^ The Washingborough Group of Churches. Retrieved 12 October 2011
  11. ^ Historic England. "Chapel and attached school (1360209)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  12. ^ Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire p. 164; Methuen & Co. Ltd.
  13. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Harris, John; The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire p. 569; Penguin, (1964); revised by Nicholas Antram in 1989, Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-09620-8
  14. ^ "Lincolnshire Heritage Council". Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  15. ^ a b Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire with the port of Hull 1885, p. 473
  16. ^ Historic England. "Methodist Chapel and attached railings (1062547)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  17. ^ "listed buildings". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  18. ^ White, William. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire, and the City and Diocese of Lincoln. W. White, 1872, ed. 3, p.648
  19. ^ "Butcher and Beast", geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  20. ^ "High Street", geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  21. ^ "School website".
  22. ^ "Local greens". localgreens.com. Retrieved 13 January 2019.

External links edit

  •   Media related to Heighington, Lincolnshire at Wikimedia Commons
  • Parish Council
  • Millfield Community Primary Academy
  • . Pastscape. English Heritage. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

May 02, 2024
heighington, lincolnshire, heighington, tən, village, civil, parish, north, kesteven, district, lincolnshire, england, situated, about, miles, south, east, lincoln, heighingtonheighington, post, officeheighingtonlocation, within, lincolnshirepopulation2, 2001,. Heighington ˈ h eɪ ɪ ŋ t e n HAY ing ten is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire England 1 It is situated about 4 miles 6 km south east of Lincoln 2 HeighingtonHeighington s old post officeHeighingtonLocation within LincolnshirePopulation2 918 2001 Census OS grid referenceTF030693 London115 mi 185 km SDistrictNorth KestevenShire countyLincolnshireRegionEast MidlandsCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townLINCOLNPostcode districtLN4Dialling code01522PoliceLincolnshireFireLincolnshireAmbulanceEast MidlandsUK ParliamentSleaford and North HykehamList of places UK England Lincolnshire 53 12 43 N 0 27 27 W 53 211957 N 0 457390 W 53 211957 0 457390 In the 2001 Census the population of the parish was recorded as 2 918 in 1 203 households 3 Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Community 4 References 5 External linksGeography editHeighington civil parish adjoins to the south of Washingborough To the west of the village the parish boundary with Washingborough follows Sheepwash Lane and at the bridge at the crossroads over the railway follows Washingborough Road east When travelling on the main road between the two villages Washingborough Pits is the main demarcation It passes along Gail Grove a section of Lee Avenue Sandra Crescent along the back of the gardens of Eve Gardens to the east then along a footpath to the north of Sunningdale Grove It follows the footpath east then follows a hedge northwards to meet Fen Road B1190 passing through Moor Farm to the east of the farm shop and north of Willow Tree Farm it follows Middle Fen Lane to the north east along Heighington Fen It passes to the north of Slate House Farm along a track and at Boundary Farm next to the River Witham and National Cycle Route 1 Water Rail Way it becomes the North Kesteven boundary with West Lindsey and Fiskerton At Branston Island on the Witham it meets Branston and follows the Branston Delph to the south west Just south of Corporation Farm at Branston Booths it crosses Bardney Road B1190 and Car Dyke then follows Moor Lane and crosses the railway 330 yards 300 m west of the junction with Potterhanworth Road it follows a hedge line north close to the east of Branston and on the eastern edge of Branston Community College playing fields 220 yards 200 m north of the school on Branston Road it meets the parish of Washingborough at the point where it joins the footpath to Washingborough Top The parish does not border Canwick 2 History editHeighington is not mentioned in Domesday The chapel may have been a chapel of ease or a field church It is mentioned in a will of 1524 4 A clock was erected to serve as a Great War memorial on the tower of Heighington s Chapel of Ease in 1924 5 Heighington Railway station closed in 1964 6 Community editParts of Heighington lie within a conservation area 7 The 2001 Census recorded 1 203 households The parish council has 11 members 8 The village shares a county councillor with Washingborough Heighington chapel a former church 9 This reference to a former Church is recent Over several years including 1922 there has been no reference to it being a church always the chapel as far back as records go The chapel had no dedication until 1996 when it was dedicated to St Thomas and in the group of Washingborough with Heighington and Canwick 10 The building is of 12th century origin is Grade II listed 11 and was restored in 1619 as a chapel by Thomas Garratt a fen adventurer of the fen drainage scheme Garratt gave lands for the support of the teaching of grammar and Latin and the reading of divine service within the chapel This teaching took place until 1864 65 after which a new attached school house was built by Michael Drury the older structure reserved for Church of England worship 12 13 This grammar school was attached to the church until 1885 and later moved to the Thomas Garrett Arts Crafts and Heritage Centre it closed in 1976 14 nbsp St Thomas church In 1885 Kelly s noted the presence of Wesleyan and Wesleyan Reform chapels 15 a Grade II listed former Methodist chapel still exists now used as a business premises 16 According to Kelly s the parish of Washingborough which included Heighington had an 1881 population of 747 was of 2 147 acres 9 km2 and had agricultural production of chiefly wheat oats and barley 15 Heighington s 23 2019 listed buildings include a manor house farmhouse and various houses and cottages with other attached buildings 17 A notable unlisted building is Heighington Hall an 18th century mansion with gardens designed by the noted landscape architect Edward Milner 18 Village public houses are the Butcher and Beast 19 and the Turks Head both on High Street 20 The village school is Heighington Millfield Primary Academy formerly Millfield Community Primary School 21 To the south of the village and east of the railway line is Bracken Hill Golf Club 22 The Peterborough to Lincoln Line passes through the west of the village The Branston and Heighington railway station closed in the 1960s and was on the south western edge of the village on Station Road Five Mile House railway station on the Lincolnshire Loop Line although close to Fiskerton was also within the parish boundary That line closed in 1964 The nearest active station is Lincoln References edit Heighington parish council Lincolnshire county council Retrieved 25 November 2013 a b Lincoln Sleaford Metheringham amp Navenby Map A1 ed 1 25 000 OS Explorer Ordnance survey of Great Britain 3 April 2006 272 ISBN 9780319238202 Neighbourhood statistics 2001 census Office for national statistics Archived from the original on 2 December 2013 Retrieved 20 April 2013 St Thomas Heighington chapel crsbi ac uk Retrieved 13 January 2019 No 87 Spring 2012 slha org uk Retrieved 13 January 2019 Heighington slha org uk Retrieved 14 January 2019 Conservation area map PDF Lincolnshire county council Archived from the original PDF on 3 December 2013 Retrieved 25 November 2013 Parish council parishes lincolnshire gov uk Retrieved 13 January 2019 St Thomas church Retrieved 12 October 2011 The Washingborough Group of Churches Retrieved 12 October 2011 Historic England Chapel and attached school 1360209 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 12 October 2011 Cox J Charles 1916 Lincolnshire p 164 Methuen amp Co Ltd Pevsner Nikolaus Harris John The Buildings of England Lincolnshire p 569 Penguin 1964 revised by Nicholas Antram in 1989 Yale University Press ISBN 0 300 09620 8 Lincolnshire Heritage Council Retrieved 10 April 2011 a b Kelly s Directory of Lincolnshire with the port of Hull 1885 p 473 Historic England Methodist Chapel and attached railings 1062547 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 12 October 2011 listed buildings britishlistedbuildings co uk Retrieved 14 January 2019 White William History Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire and the City and Diocese of Lincoln W White 1872 ed 3 p 648 Butcher and Beast geograph org uk Retrieved 12 October 2011 High Street geograph org uk Retrieved 12 October 2011 School website Local greens localgreens com Retrieved 13 January 2019 External links edit nbsp Media related to Heighington Lincolnshire at Wikimedia Commons Parish Council Millfield Community Primary Academy All 19 historical records for the parish Pastscape English Heritage Archived from the original on 3 December 2013 Retrieved 24 November 2013 Portals nbsp England nbsp United Kingdom Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Heighington Lincolnshire amp oldid 1162567616, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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