Elsham, North Lincolnshire
Coordinates: 53°35′51″N 0°26′27″W / 53.59737500°N 0.44072449°W
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Elsham shown within Lincolnshire |
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| Population | 363 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | TA032123 |
| District | North Lincolnshire |
| Shire county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Brigg |
| Postcode district | DN20 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Brigg and Goole |
| List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire | |
Elsham is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. It lies 4 miles (6.4 km) north from Brigg, 1 mile (1.6 km) north from the M180 and 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the A15. The A15 (built in 1978) traverses the old runways of the former RAF Elsham Wolds airfield. Close to the village is Elsham Hall.
Elsham Grade II* listed Anglican church, dedicated to All Saints, is of 12th century Early English origin.[1] It was restored in 1874.[2]
At Elsham there was an Augustinian priory; it was dissolved during the 1536 Suppression.[2]
The village is the birthplace of the agricultural engineer Richard Hornsby[citation needed] and astronomer Wallace Sargent.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "Church of All Saints", National Heritage List for England, English Heritage. Retrieved 26 July 2011
- ^ a b Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire p. 123; Methuen & Co. Ltd
- ^ "Wallace Leslie William Sargent ", Astro.caltech.edu. Retrieved 16 January 2012
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