South Hykeham

South Hykeham is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 835.^[1] It is situated approximately 3 miles (5 km) south-west from the city and county town of Lincoln, and on the A1434 road. Since 1931, South Hykeham formed part of the civil parish of Aubourn Haddington and South Hykeham,^[2] but this relationship was broken in 1991 and South Hykeham is again a civil parish.^[3][4]

South Hykeham
St Michael's Church, South Hykeham
South Hykeham Location within Lincolnshire
Population	835 (2011)
OS grid reference	SK936646
• London	120 mi (190 km) S
Civil parish	South Hykeham
District	North Kesteven
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Lincoln
Postcode district	LN6
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Sleaford and North Hykeham
List of places UK England Lincolnshire 53°10′14″N 0°36′02″W / 53.170510°N 0.60052°W / 53.170510; -0.60052Coordinates: 53°10′14″N 0°36′02″W / 53.170510°N 0.60052°W / 53.170510; -0.60052

South Hykeham is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, in which it is described as "Hichum",^[5] with 14 households and two fisheries.^[6]

The Grade II* listed parish church is dedicated to Saint Michael and dates from the 13th century, although it was restored and added to by Drury and Mortimer in 1869.^[7]

South Hykeham Community Primary School was built in 1869 as a National school.^[8]

References

1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
2. "South Hykeham CP". Vision of Britain. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
3. "South Hykeham parish council". Parishes in Lincolnshire. Lincolnshire county council. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
4. (PDF). North Kesteven district council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2013. Note the later adoption of and rather than with in the first parish name
5. "Documents Online: South Hykeham, Lincolnshire", Folio: 377r, Great Domesday Book; The National Archives. Retrieved 25 May 2012
6. "South Hykeham". Open Domesday. Anna Powell-Smith/University of Hull. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
7. Historic England. "St Michael and All Angels Church (1061957)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
8. "South Hykeham Community Primary School". Lincs to the Past. Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 21 July 2011.

External links

•   Media related to South Hykeham at Wikimedia Commons
• South Hykeham Community Primary School
• [South] Hykeham in the Domesday Book