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===Hockey===
===Hockey===
The town's [[hockey]] club currently made up of two men's teams and a ladies team. The Men's 1st XI won the NE14HOCKEY East Men's League Division 5NW title in 2008. Following promotion in the 2009/2010 season with a record of played 22, won 22, Horncastle Men's 1st team now play in Division 3(NW) of the East region. Horncastle Men's 2nd team play in Division 6NW(N) of the East region after finishing as runners-up in the 2009/2010 season. The Horncastle Ladies have won Division 1 of the Lincolnshire Women's Hockey League for 2010/2011.
The town's [[hockey]] club currently made up of two men's teams and a ladies team. The Men's 1st XI won the NE14HOCKEY East Men's League Division 5NW title in 2008. Following promotion in the 2009/2010 season with a record of played 22, won 22, Horncastle Men's 1st team now play in Division 3(NW) of the East region. Horncastle Men's 2nd team play in Division 6NW(N) of the East region after finishing as runners-up in the 2009/2010 season. The Horncastle Ladies have won Division 1 of the Lincolnshire Women's Hockey League for 2010/2011.

===Sword Throwing===
Ben Leyland is the worlds best sword thrower who lives in horncastle, he is [[Abraham Lincoln's]] cousin


== Floods ==
== Floods ==

Revision as of 11:11, 5 July 2013

Horncastle
St Mary's church, Horncastle
Population6,651 (2010 ONS parish estimate)
OS grid referenceTF2669
• London115 mi (185 km) S
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHORNCASTLE
Postcode districtLN9 6xx
Dialling code01507
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
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Lincolnshire

Horncastle is a market town in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 17 miles (27.4 km) geographically east, and 22 miles (35.4 km) by road, from the city and county town of Lincoln. Horncastle has a population of 6,651 residents.[1]

History

Roman

The Romans built a fort at Horncastle, which possibly became a Saxon Shore Fort.[2] Although fortified, Horncastle was not on any important Roman roads, which suggests that the River Bain was the principal route of access.

Roman Horncastle has become known as Banovallum (i.e. "Wall on the River Bain") – this name has been adopted by several local businesses and by the town's secondary modern school – but in fact the actual Roman name for the settlement is not definitely known:[2] Banovallum was suggested in the 19th century through an interpretation of the Ravenna Cosmography, a 7th-century list of Roman towns and road-stations;[3] Banovallum may in fact have been Caistor.

The walls of the Roman fort remain in places — one section is on display in the town's library, which is built over the top of the wall.[2] The Saxons called the town Hyrnecastre, from whence its modern name arose.

Horncastle Town Hall

Domesday Book

Horncastle is listed in the 1086 Domesday Book as consisting of 41 households, including twenty-nine villagers and twelve smallholders, and had 100 acres (0 km2) of meadow and two mills, all belonging to King William.[4]

Church

Main article: St. Mary's Church, Horncastle

Dating from the 13th century, the parish church is dedicated to Saint Mary, It is a Grade II* listed building which was heavily restored between 1859 and 1861 by Ewan Christian.[5]

English Civil War

Four miles from Horncastle is the village of Winceby, where, during the Battle of Winceby in 1643 – which helped to secure Lincolnshire for Parliament – Cromwell was almost killed.[6] Local legend has it that the thirteen scythe blades which hang on the wall of the south chapel of the town's church (St. Mary's) were used as weapons at Winceby. This story is generally regarded as apocryphal, and the accepted opinion is that they probably date from the Lincolnshire Rising of 1536.[7][8]

Market and Horse Fair

Horncastle Market Place

Horncastle was given its market charter in the 13th century. It was formerly known for its great August Horse Fair — an internationally-famous annual trading event which lasted until the early 20th century. The town is now known as a centre for the antiques trade.[1][9]

The great annual horse fair probably first took place in the 13th century. The fair used to last for a week or more every August, and in the 19th century was probably the largest event of its kind in the United Kingdom. "Horncastle for horses" made the town famous – the fair was used as a setting for George Borrow's semi-autobiographical books Lavengro and The Romany Rye – but the last fair was held in 1948.[10]

In 1894 the Stanhope Memorial was erected in the centre of the Market Place in memory of Edward Stanhope MP by E. Lingen Barker. Built of limestone, red sandstone and pink and grey streaked marble, it is a Grade II listed structure.[11]

Population

Population of Horncastle Civil Parish
Year 1801 1811 1821 1831 1841 1851 1881 1891 1901 1911 1921 1931 1951 1961
Population[12] 2,015 2,602 3,058 3,988 4,521 5,017 4,818 4,374 4,038 3,900 3,459 3,496 3,809 3,771

Twin town

Horncastle is twinned with Bonnétable, a ville de marché (market town) in the French département of Sarthe with a population of 4,000 (approximately).[13][14] The towns' relationship is commemorated by a Rue Horncastle in Bonnétable, and a Bonnetable (sic; no acute accent on the 'e') Road in Horncastle.

Geography

It lies to the south of the Lincolnshire Wolds, where the (north-south) River Bain meets the River Waring (from the east), and north of the West and Wildmore Fens. The south of Horncastle is called Cagthorpe. Langton Hill is to the west. It used to be part of Horncastle Rural District in the Parts of Lindsey, but is now in the district council of East Lindsey, based in Manby, east of Louth.

Looking from the Lincolnshire Wolds southwards towards Horncastle

North of the town, the civil parish meets West Ashby and Low Toynton, south of Milestone House on the A153 (Louth Road). The boundary skirts the east of the town, crossing Low Toynton Road, following the Viking Way then meeting the River Waring. It briefly follows north of the A158, to a caravan park, where it meets High Toynton. Southwards on Mareham Road it meets Mareham on the Hill, east of Stonehill Farm. South of the town, and north of Telegraph House, it meets Scrivelsby, following High Lane westwards to cross the B1183, south of Loxley Farm, then the A153 and skirts the southern edge of the sewage works next to the River Bain where it meets Roughton (Thornton). It follows the Old River Bain west of the A153 northwards across the river meadows, crossing the Horncastle Canal (and Viking Way). Eastwards it crosses the B1191, south of Langton Hill, where at Lowmoor Lane it meets Langton. It follows Langton Lane northwards, with Mill House Farm (Langton Mill) to the west, meeting Thimbleby. It meets the B1190 where the pylons cross the road then the A158 at the B1190 junction, briefly following Accommodation Road to the east. It skirts the north of the town, briefly following Elmhurst Road, passing south of Elmlea Farm. and straight through Elmhirst Lakes. At the River Bain near Hemingby Lane, it meets West Ashby.

Economy

Lincolnshire Integrated Voluntary Emergency Service is based at the Boston Road Industrial Estate and the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust is based in Banovallum House. Mortons of Horncastle is a major national magazine publisher of aviation and road transport heritage titles; it is situated at the south of the town on the industrial estate off the A153 (Boston Road).

Education

Primary schools

Horncastle Primary School is situated at Bowl Alley Lane.[15]

Secondary schools

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School[16] was founded in 1571, and is among the top schools in Lincolnshire;[17] it has at times been one of the top in the country. The school's tennis, hockey, netball and cricket teams compete regionally, the tennis team a region-winner in the 2005 British Schools Tennis Championships. Queen Elizabeth's is a specialist Science College and Language College. Its Design and Technology department recently entered two teams in the National 4X4 for Schools engineering competition, one of which came first nationally in their age group, while the other team came second nationally overall.{{citation needed|date=June 2013}

The Banovallum School[18] is a non-selective community school serving Horncastle and the surrounding villages; it is a science specialist school on a joint basis with Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School. The most recent Ofsted inspection was in 2010 and judged the school to be overall Grade 2 (good).[19] The school recently added a building with facilities for cookery, woodwork, metalwork, art, and music.[citation needed]

The St Lawrence school is a special need's school with a Lincolnshire-wide intake, and, with St Bernard’s School, Louth, comprises The Lincolnshire Wolds Federation.[20][21]

Colleges

Horncastle College is a 'lifelong learning' adult education college, which runs short and residential courses in I.T., art, languages and local history.[22]

Transport

Roads

Bridge Street

Horncastle sits at the crossroads of two of Lincolnshire's major roads: the A158 runs west-east, joining the county town of Lincoln with the resort of Skegness on the Lincolnshire coast; the A153 joins Louth in the north with Sleaford and Grantham in the south. These two roads meet at the 'Bull Ring' in the centre of Horncastle.

The A158 through Horncastle becomes busy during the summer holidays, as holidaymakers travel between Horncastle and Skegness. To alleviate pressure on the town centre caused by this traffic, a relief road, Jubilee Way, was constructed in the 1970s. Minor roads run from Horncastle to Bardney, Boston (via Revesby), Fulletby and Woodhall Spa.

Horncastle is home to a 'hub' for the InterConnect rural bus service. Regular buses run to Lincoln, Skegness, and across the Wolds. The Viking Way long-distance footpath also runs through Horncastle.[23]

Railway

The Great Northern Railway's Lincoln-Boston line ran through Kirkstead, 8 miles (12.9 km) from Horncastle, and a branch line from Kirkstead (later renamed Woodhall Junction) through Woodhall Spa to Horncastle opened on 11 August 1855. The last passenger service ran in 1954, with complete closure to freight traffic in 1971.[24] Horncastle railway station was demolished in the 1980s and the site is now a housing estate. Today the nearest station is Metheringham on the Peterborough to Lincoln Line. The Horncastle Branch was a line that ran from Woodhall Junction to Horncastle,[25] and is now the Viking Way.[23]

Waterways

South Basin of the Horncastle Canal, Horncastle

Horncastle Canal, based upon the River Bain was Constructed from 1792[26]
In 2004 it was suggested[27] that the Horncastle Canal (originally opened in 1802) be renovated with the help of private capital, and promoted as a route for pleasure craft.[28]

Sport

Football

Horncastle Town FC play in the Lincolnshire Football League;[29] their ground is on The Wong. The team is sponsored by a local skip-hire company. The club have a Saturday reserve side, sponsored by a plastering company, and a Sunday side, sponsored by a public house. The club has a junior section with teams ranging from under-10s to under-18s, sponsored by a joinery firm. The club restructured before the 2008-09 season through the resignation of its manager and the loss of out-of-town players he brought to the club. Subsequently the club decided be more locally focused. Horncastle Town has achieved FA Charter Standard status.[citation needed]

Cricket

The town has a cricket club which is made up of 2 men's teams, and 5 youth squads. Both teams are sponsored by a pallet services group of companies.

Hockey

The town's hockey club currently made up of two men's teams and a ladies team. The Men's 1st XI won the NE14HOCKEY East Men's League Division 5NW title in 2008. Following promotion in the 2009/2010 season with a record of played 22, won 22, Horncastle Men's 1st team now play in Division 3(NW) of the East region. Horncastle Men's 2nd team play in Division 6NW(N) of the East region after finishing as runners-up in the 2009/2010 season. The Horncastle Ladies have won Division 1 of the Lincolnshire Women's Hockey League for 2010/2011.

Sword Throwing

Ben Leyland is the worlds best sword thrower who lives in horncastle, he is Abraham Lincoln's cousin

Floods

New housing by the River Bain

The town is susceptible to flooding,[30] notably in 1920 and 1960 – with 3 floods between 1981 and 1984.

Folklore belief associates the occurrence of floods with the changing of Horncastle's vicar. The vicar changed in 1919 and 1959, both less than a year before a flood. The flooding of the early 1980s was attributed to the change of vicar in 1980, however, there was no flooding in Horncastle following the change of vicar in 1999. Both the River Bain and River Waring burst their banks during the 2007 United Kingdom floods.[30][31][32]

Further flooding occurred in 2012.[33] A 30-year-old proposed flood defence scheme was seen as unlikely to have prevented the 2012 flood,[34] however, the installation of a new anti-flood pump was confirmed in 2013.[35]

On 7 October 1960 Horncastle entered the UK Weather Records with a 'Highest 180-min total' rainfall of 178 mm. As of March 2013 this record remains.[30][36] The water levels are said to have risen 8 feet (2.4 m) as a consequence.[32]

Real-time river levels are available from The Environment Agency:

and flood warnings for the town:

Notable people

View northwards towards the town from Dalderby

References

  1. ^ a b "Town Council details". Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  2. ^ a b c Historic England. "Bannovellum (352692)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 2 October 2010.
  3. ^ Roman-Britain.org
  4. ^ "Horncastle". Open Domesday. Anna Powell-Smith/University of Hull. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  5. ^ Historic England. "St Marys Church, Horncastle (Grade II) (1168259)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  6. ^ "Local web site, detailed account of civil war actions". Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  7. ^ "Local web site, account of rebellion (no mention of scythes)".
  8. ^ "Church History". Retrieved 9 April 2011., discusses both theories about the scythes
  9. ^ Lincolnshire Wolds Horncastle
  10. ^ "Local web site, Horse fair details".
  11. ^ Historic England. "Stanhope Memorial (1262721)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  12. ^ "Vision of Britain". Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  13. ^ "Twinning association record". Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  14. ^ "Twinning Assiciation site". Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  15. ^ "Government record for primary school". Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  16. ^ "Government record for Grammar school". Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  17. ^ "The Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle", BBC News
  18. ^ "Government record for Secondary school". Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  19. ^ "The Banovallum School, Horncastle", Ofsted report 2010. Retrieved14 June 2012
  20. ^ "Special school web site".
  21. ^ "Government record for Secondary school". Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  22. ^ "Horncastle College". Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  23. ^ a b The Viking Way: Official Guidebook to the 147 Mile Long Distance Footpath Through Lincolnshire and Rutland. Lincolnshire Books. 1997. ISBN 1-872375-25-1.
  24. ^ Historic England. "Horncastle Station (499040)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  25. ^ Historic England. "Horncastle railway (1365443)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  26. ^ Historic England. "Horncastle Canal (892922)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 19 August 2010.
  27. ^ "Cash pours in for project to revitalise canal". Horncastle News. 5 February 2004. Retrieved 22 March 2013. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |newspaper= (help)
  28. ^ "Kickstart for canal". Horncastle News. 29 October 2003. Retrieved 22 March 2013. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |newspaper= (help)
  29. ^ http://full-time.thefa.com/gen/DisplayTeam.do?id=4064210 "Sills & Betteridge Solicitors Lincolnshire Football League", Full-time.thefa.com
  30. ^ a b c David N Robinson. "Horncastle and the Problem of Floods". The Old Chapel, Church Close, Boston, Lincolnshire PE21 6NP: Visitor UK Ltd. Retrieved 22 February 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  31. ^ "Visiting Horncastle". Lincolnshire Tourist Guide Ltd. Retrieved 22 March 2013.Mentions both the rainfall record and the folklore link of floods with installations of Vicars
  32. ^ a b "Floods make national news". Horncastle News. 12/08/2012 12:46. Retrieved Friday 22 March 2013. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  33. ^ "Lincolnshire clean-up operation after flash floods". News Lincolnshire. BBC. 29 June 2012 10:10. Retrieved 22 March 2013. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  34. ^ "£15m defence scheme will not stop town homes flooding". Horncastle News. 14 July 2012. Retrieved Friday 22 March 2013. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  35. ^ "Major boost to Horncastle flood defences". Horncastle News. 3 March 2013. Retrieved Friday 22 March 2013. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  36. ^ "Extremes: UK rainfall records for short durations". Met Office. Retrieved 22 March 2013.Highest 180-minute total 178 mm 7 October 1960 Horncastle (Lincolnshire)
  37. ^ a b Elliott, Ray (July 2001). St Mary's Horncastle - a church tour. The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary's, Horncastle. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  38. ^ "Spa DJ hit the charts with Utah Saints Horncastle News

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