Haddington, Lincolnshire

Haddington
Haddington cross roads
Haddington  Haddington shown within Lincolnshire
OS grid reference	SK915630
District	North Kesteven
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Lincoln
Postcode district	LN5 9
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Sleaford and North Hykeham
List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire

Haddington is a hamlet in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies just off the Fosse Way Roman road, now the A46, 7 miles (11.3 km) south-west of Lincoln and 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Aubourn.

Geography

Haddington is part of the civil parish of Aubourn, Haddington and South Hykeham. It contains a mixture of houses and farm buildings, all brick built, and stands on the north bank of the River Witham 200m from the river. The parish primary school is in South Hykeham.

Earthworks

Between the hamlet and the river are the earthworks of what appears to be a considerable manorial complex or grange. However, it has not so far been possible to carry out the archaeological work needed to positively identify them. The complex consists chiefly of one more or less square moated area of 30m by 40m, surrounded by water-filled ditches. A rectangular platform which lies to the west is partly ditched and approximately 100m across; it has the appearance of part of a formal garden. There is a narrow bank across it 20m from the west end, which may conceal a buried wall; it encloses part of the west end, but is unclear at its southern corner. A 30m length of water may have been a symmetrical pond. The remainder of the earthworks continue on a layout almost at right angles to the rest. What is only visible is a medieval dovecote.^{[citation needed]}

External links

• Parish Council (shared with Aubourn)