Glentham
| Glentham | |
|---|---|
 Church of Sts Peter and Paul, Glentham | |
| Population | 341 (2001) |
| OS grid reference | TF000907 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Market Rasen |
| Postcode district | LN8 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Glentham is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies on the A631, 6 miles (9.7 km) west from Market Rasen, and 2 miles (3.2 km) east from Caenby Corner and the A15. The village includes the hamlet of Caenby. The 2001 census recorded a population of 341.[1]
Glentham Grade I listed Anglican church is dedicated to St Peter and St Paul.[2] Originating in the 13th century, it has had additions and changes up to the 20th. It is mainly Perpendicular in style.[3] Pevsner dates the tower from 1756, and a stained glass window by Christopher Whall from 1915.[4] In the chancel and the north aisle are monuments and brasses to the Tourney family of Cavenby. Set within a niche over the south porch is an image of Pieta holding the dead Christ. At the west of the church is a mutilated 14th century brass effigy of a female;[3] previously known as "Molly Grime", it was, up to 1832, washed every Good Friday by seven old maids.[5]
In 1885 Kelly's recorded both a Wesleyan and Primitive Methodist chapel, and a nearby barrow.[6] At that time much land in the area was given over to pasture, while main crops grown were wheat, barley and beans.[7]
The ecclesiastical parish is part of the Owmby group of parishes.[8]
Glentham has a public house, The Crown Inn, a post office, shop, and village hall.
The village gave its name to a Ham class minesweeper, HMS Glentham.[9]
References
- ^ http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=796518&c=Glentham&d=16&e=15&g=469204&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1344857451835&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779
- ^ "Church of St Peter and St Paul", National Heritage List for England, English Heritage. Retrieved 7 August 2011
- ^ a b Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire pp. 136, 137; Methuen & Co. Ltd
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Harris, John; The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire p. 248; Penguin, (1964); revised by Nicholas Antram in 1989, Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-09620-8
- ^ Gentleman's Magazine 1865; part 2, pp. 205-7
- ^ "D-shaped barrow and enclosure 250m east of New Close Plantation", National Heritage List for England, English Heritage. Retrieved 7 August 2011
- ^ Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire with the port of Hull 1885, p. 415
- ^ "Glentham Village, Owmby Group of Parishes. Retrieved 7 August 2011
- ^ http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/viewship.asp?id=21175
External links
- "Glentham", genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 7 August 2011
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