Roughton, Lincolnshire
Coordinates: 53°09′55″N 0°08′42″W / 53.16539000°N 0.14492981°W
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 St Margarets church, Roughton |
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 Roughton
Roughton shown within Lincolnshire |
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| Population | 612 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | TF241647 |
| District | East Lindsey |
| Shire county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | LN10 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Louth and Horncastle |
| List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire | |
Roughton (
/ˈruːtən/) is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.
The village lies about 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south of Horncastle and near the hamlets of Thornton) and Kirkby-on-Bain. Since 1936 the hamlets of Dalderby and Martin have been part of Roughton civil parish.[1]
The village was mentioned in Domesday book of 1086, when it had 11 households, and the Lord of the Manor was King William I.[2]
The church dates from the 13th century, and is a Grade II* listed building dedicated to Saint Margaret. It is built of a "patchwork" of greenstone, limestone and red brick.[3] There is the base of a medieval stone cross in the churchyard, which is both Grade II listed and an ancient scheduled monument.[4][5]
Roughton Hall is a Grade II* listed building dating from the mid 18th century.[6]
There was a school in Roughton, which served the village and the nearby hamlets of Haltham, Dalderby and Martin. It closed in December 1946.[7]
Roughton Moor Wood is a conservation area consisting of semi-natural woodland cared for by the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust.[8]
[edit] References
- ^ "Vision of Britain". Roughton Civil Parish. University of Portsmouth. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10448992&c_id=10001043. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
- ^ "Domesday Map". Roughton. Anna Powell-Smith/University of Hull. http://www.domesdaymap.co.uk/place/TF2464/roughton/. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
- ^ "British Listed Buildings". St Margarets Church, Roughton. English Heritage. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-195220-church-of-st-margaret-roughton. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
- ^ "Pastscape". Roughton. English Heritage. http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=352853&sort=4&search=all&criteria=Roughton,%20Lincolnshire&rational=q&recordsperpage=60. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
- ^ "Ancient Monuments". Roughton. English Heritage. http://www.ancientmonuments.info/en22676-churchyard-cross-st-margaret-s-churchyard. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
- ^ "British Listed Buildings". Roughton Hall. English Heritage. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-195218-roughton-hall-roughton. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
- ^ "Lincs to the Past". Roughton School. Lincolnshire Archives. http://www.lincstothepast.com/ROUGHTON-DISTRICT-CE-SCHOOL/711347.record?pt=S. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
- ^ "Roughton Moor Wood". Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust. http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/reserves/nr/reserve.php?mapref=90. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
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