Bottesford, Lincolnshire
Bottesford | |
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![]() St Peter's church, Bottesford | |
![]() Bottesford Beck The southern parish boundary | |
OS grid reference | SE 89501 07990 |
• London | 146 mi (235 km) SSE |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Scunthorpe |
Postcode district | DN16 |
Police | Humberside |
Fire | Humberside |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Bottesford is a small town and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England.[1]
The town is joined to southern Scunthorpe,[2] and is defined by the B1501 road to the north and Bottesford Beck to the south. The River Trent lies to the west, with a boundary line approximately along Grammar School Walk, Richmond Close and Winchester Way to the east. Bottesford parish includes the hamlet of Yaddlethorpe, and Bottesford Moor.
In the 2001 census, Bottesford's population was recorded as 11,177.[citation needed]
History and landmarks
Bottesford is written in Domesday as Budlesford,[3][4] and until the 20th century it was a small farming village.[5] Yaddlethorpe appeared in domesday as Laudltorp.[6]
The Grade I listed Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Peter ad Vincula.[7] The church is Early English style and cruciform in plan, built on the site of an earlier Saxon church.[8] It was restored in 1870; during restoration were found two Saxon sundials that were incorporated into the south porch.[9][10] Queen Elizabeth II visited the parish on her Golden Jubilee tour in July 2002.[citation needed][dubious – discuss]
Local landmarks include Bottesford Beck, and Bottesford Preceptory where it is said that the Knight's Templar and later Knights of St John made a base.[11]
Amenities and schools
![A flat-roofed temporary building,neatly finished in cream. A ramp for 'disabled access' leads to the door, and two cars are parked on the right. Prominent on the left a sign decorated with 'wrought' iron scrolls reads Bottesford town council, TEA POT HALL, pop-in room for the benefit of senior citizens](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Tea_Pot_Hall%2C_Bottesford.jpg/220px-Tea_Pot_Hall%2C_Bottesford.jpg)
a meeting place for the elderly
There is a library[12] and medical centre[13] on Cambridge Avenue.
There are two Junior schools, Bottesford Junior,[14] and Leys Farm Junior School.[15]
The local secondary school, the Frederick Gough School,[16] opened in 1960 as Ashby Grammar School. It became Bottesford Grammar School, then Frederick Gough Grammar School named after the first chairman of the school governors. It became comprehensive in 1969 when it joined with Ashby Girls' Secondary School, a secondary modern school on Ashby High Street.[8] Other students travel to the nearby Melior Community College in Scunthorpe[17] which has special links to the Leys Farm junior school.[15]
The Ecclesiastical parish is Bottesford St Peters part of the Bottesford with Ashby Team Ministry of the Deanery of Manlake. The team vicar is The Revd Graham Lines.[18][19] Whilst the two methodist chapels recorded in 1872 have closed,[20] in 2002 a new Baptist church was opened in Chancel road, having been meeting in the Civic Hall since 1978.[21]
A civic hall is run by the Town Council for social events.[22] A sports hall stands adjacent to the football and cricket pitches in Birch Park.[23]
References
- ^ List of town councils in North Lincolnshire Bottesford is listed but has no separate web presence. Retrieved 2013-04-14
- ^ Map of Town and Parish boudaries in North Lincolnshire. Retrieved 2013-04-14
- ^ "Bottesford in the Domesday book". national archive. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
- ^ "Bottesford, domesday". Open domesday. 1086. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
- ^ "A Vision of Britain through Time". GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. 15th April 2013. p. History of Bottesford in North Lincolnshire. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
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(help)Population 1891=298, 1921=315, 1951=1515. 1961=3120 - ^ "Yaddlethorpe, domesday". Open domesday. 1086. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
- ^ Historic England. "St Peter ad Vincula (1083014)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ^ a b "Bottesford", genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2011
- ^ Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire pp. 75-76; Methuen & Co. Ltd
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Peter Ad Vincula (60792)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 2013-04-14.
- ^ Historic England. "Preceptary (60786)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 20 January 2010.
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(help) - ^ "Bottesford Library". North Lincolnshire Council. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
- ^ "Cambridge Medical Centre"; retrieved 30 June 2011
- ^ "Bottesford Junior school". Retrieved 2013-04-14.
- ^ a b "Leys Farm Junior School". Retrieved 2013-04-14.
- ^ "Frederick Gough school". Retrieved 20 July 2009.
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(help) - ^ "Melior community college". Retrieved 2013-04-14.
- ^ "Ecclesiastical parish details". Diocese of Lincoln. 2011. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
- ^ "Church web site". Bottesford with Ashby team ministry. 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
- ^ Wilson, John Marius, ed. (1870–72). Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
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: CS1 maint: date format (link) - ^ "History of the Baptist congregation". St Mark;s church. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
- ^ "Civic Hall". Lincolnshire county council. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
- ^ "Sports hall". North Lincolnshire council. 2011. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
External links
- "Bottesford local history pack". North Lincolnshire council. 2011. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
- Photo of the church