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Bardney
Welcome sign based upon an open door, and the customary 'do you come from Bardney?'
The town sign
Rivetted steel railway-era carries a narrow road over the river Welland into the town from the west
Nearby bridge over River Witham
Population1,643 [1]
OS grid referenceTF120695
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBardney
Postcode districtLN5
Dialling code01526
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
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UK
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Lincolnshire
Bardney lock, where old and new courses of the Witham meet.

Bardney is a village and Civil Parish 10 miles (16 km) east of Lincoln, sitting on the north side of the River Witham in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.

The village

The parish church of St. Lawrence is part of the Bardney Group of the Deanery of Horncastle in the Diocese of Lincoln.[2][3] There is also an active Methodist chapel; the current minister is the Rev'd Colin Watkins.[4]

The modern primary school, Bardney Church of England and Methodist Primary School,[5] was opened in 1983.[6] It replaced two earlier schools merged in 1964.[6]

The village has pre-school facilities, including Bardney Mother and Toddler Group which meets at the Methodist Hall, a Butcher's shop, a general store and two pubs. Russell Hayes (married to David Hayes) is a local pigeon racer. He runs Bardney Pigeon Club which is Headquatered in Horncastle, Lincolnshire

Bardney Gala

Bardney Gala, held every year on August Bank Holiday Sunday, is a traditional Gala. The event consists of crafts, trade and community stands, funfair rides, Bar and BBQ, sports, children's races, car boot sales, classic vehicles, and an Exemption Dog Show.[7]

Administration

Originally part of the Wraggoe Wapentake, and of the Lincoln poor law union in the Parts of Lindsey, the parish is now part of West Lindsey District, and Lincolnshire County Council.

The civil parish has become part of a group that consists of Bardney, Apley and Stainfield parishes. The villages of Southrey and Kingthorpe are also included.[8]

The 2011 Electoral arrangements are:

History

The placename comes from the Old English Beardan e.g., island of a man called Bearda. In 731 Bede renders it Beardaneu and the Domesday Book as Bardenai.[17]

Once the peaceful site of a mediaeval abbey, ruined in Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries, Agricultural improvement made the village prosperous in the 19th century. Improved transport, first on the River and then the arrival of several railways caused considerable expansion between the traditional centre of the village and the former riverside settlement of Bardney Ferry, where in 1894 the ferry was replaced by the present bridge.[6][18][19][20] Largest of these was the huge British Sugar factory, built in 1927, which survived the closure of the railways but ceased processing on 9 February 2001.[6][21]

The Abbey

Bardney Abbey was founded before 679, perhaps as double house of monks and nuns, and perhaps as a Minster. It was destroyed by the Danes circa 860. Refounded 1087 as a Priory, it became a Benedictine Abbey in 1115, and was dissolved in 1538.[6][22] Template:Oswald at Bardney

Lost Villages

Near the Abbey is the site of the Deserted Medieval Village of Butyate.[23][24]

There is another Abandoned Village associated with the former chapels of St Lawrence and St Andrew, north of Modern Bardney.[25]

Transport

The river has been used for commercial shipping since time immemorial, but was straightened and improved many times including in 1753 & 1812.[6] A straight course (new cut) was made at Bardney and the lock built in 1770 was re-built in 1865.[26]

In 1870 Bardney was connected to the railway network, and remained so until 1970.[6] The station building survives and is a listed building.[27]

Great Western Festival

In 1972 the area was host to the Great Western Festival, a four-day pop concert (also known as the Bardney Festival). Funded by Lord Harlech and the actor Stanley Baker (amongst others) it attracted 30,000 people to the venue, held at the nearby Tupholme Abbey ruins. Amongst the artistes playing were Roxy Music and Status Quo and, for two nights running, the Rory Gallagher Band. Despite its popularity the show lost money due mainly to bad weather which blighted the event.[28][29][30]

Sister city

See also

References

  1. ^ Lincolnshire Research Observatory / Office for National Statistics, "Statistics about Bardney, West Lindsey."
  2. ^ "Ecclesiastical parish details".
  3. ^ "Church details".
  4. ^ "Methodist chapel web site".
  5. ^ "School web site". Retrieved 2013-04-18.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "Village history with timeline". Retrieved 2011-02-21.
  7. ^ "Gala web site". Retrieved 2013-04-18.
  8. ^ "Civil parish group web site". Retrieved 2011-02-02.
  9. ^ Ian Fleetwood, west-lindsey.gov.uk
  10. ^ Bardney and Cherry Willingham ward councillor: Ian Fleetwood, lincolnshire.gov.uk
  11. ^ Edward Leigh MP, parliament.uk
  12. ^ Derek Clark MEP, europarl.europa.eu
  13. ^ Roger Helmer MEP, europarl.europa.eu
  14. ^ Glenis Willmott MEP, europarl.europa.eu
  15. ^ Emma McClarkin MEP, europarl.europa.eu
  16. ^ Bill Newton Dunn MEP, europarl.europa.eu
  17. ^ Mills, A. D. (1991). A Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford University Press.
  18. ^ "Summary of railway history". Retrieved 2011-02-21.
  19. ^ Ludlam, A.J.; Herbert, W.B. (March 1987). Louth to Bardney Branch. Locomotion Papers. Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-348-0.
  20. ^ Ludlam, A.J. (July 1995). Lincolnshire loop line of the GNR. Locomotion Papers. Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-464-7.
  21. ^ "History of the sugar factory". Retrieved 2011-02-22.
  22. ^ Historic England. "Bardney Abbey (351575)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 10 April 2010. This gives the foundation date as before 697, but according to Bede St Oswald's bones were moved there in about 679.
  23. ^ Historic England. "DMV at Butyate (351591)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 10 April 2010.
  24. ^ Beresford, Maurice; Hurst, John G, eds. (1971). Deserted medieval villages : studies. Woking: Lutterworth Press. p. 193.
  25. ^ Historic England. "DMV north of Bardney (892932)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 10 April 2010.
  26. ^ "History of Bardney Lock".
  27. ^ Historic England. "Monument No. 506745". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 10 April 2010.
  28. ^ Neville, Richard "Stanley Baker's Barbed Wire Circus", International Times Archive pp. 26-27, 19 June 1972; retrieved 24 June 2001
  29. ^ Neville, Richard "Stanley Baker's Barbed Wire Circus", International Times Archive pp. 28-29, 19 June 1972; retrieved 24 June 2001
  30. ^ Neville, Richard "Stanley Baker's Barbed Wire Circus", International Times Archive pp. 30-31, 19 June 1972; retrieved 24 June 2001
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