Doddington, Lincolnshire
| Doddington | |
|---|---|
 Church of St Peter, Doddington | |
  Doddington Location within Lincolnshire | |
| Population | 319 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SK899700 |
| • London | 120 mi (190 km) S |
| Civil parish |
|
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Lincoln |
| Postcode district | LN6 |
| Dialling code | 01522 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Doddington is a village in the civil parish of Doddington and Whisby in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 319.[1] The parish lies 5 miles (8 km) west of Lincoln,[2] to the north of the A46 road, and is bounded to its west by Nottinghamshire. It includes the hamlet of Whisby, and parts of the Whisby Moor Nature Reserve.[3]
In the Domesday Book of 1086, Doddington is written as "Dodingtone", in the Hundred of Graffoe, in Kesteven. It held 21 households, 14 villagers, 6 smallholders, a church with priest, and 4 ploughlands.[4] Before the Conquest, lordship was held by Aelric son of Mergeat; after, the abbey of Westminster St Peter became Lord and Tenant-in-chief.[5]
Doddington's Grade II listed parish church is dedicated to St Peter.[6][7] The church was rebuilt in 1771 but retained its Early English font;[8] the rebuilding was under the auspices of Lord Delaval.[9] Pevsner notes that the architects, Thomas and William Lumby, retained and copied north aisle details from the previous Decorated building, and that the church holds a c.1569 chalice, a 1670 alms basin, a 1706 flagon by John Bodington, and a 1706 paten by William Fawdery.[10]
John 'Jack' Delaval (1756-1775), the last male heir of the Delaval family, died aged nineteen and was buried in St Peter's Doddington. Reportedly the church interior was painted black for the funeral.[11]
Other listed structures include farm houses, cottages and occupational buildings.[12]
Within the village is the Grade I listed Elizabethan house, Doddington Hall,[13][14] a former seat of the Northumbrian Delaval family.[15] The house is E-plan, and surmounted by three octagonal brick turrets with leaded cupolas.[8]
References
- ^ "Civil parish population 2011". National Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ AA Book of British Villages. Drive Publications Limited. 1980. p. 153. ISBN 9780340254875.
- ^ Doddington and Whisby parish map, lincolnshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 21 June 2011
- ^ "Documents Online: Doddington, Lincolnshire", Folio: 346r, Great Domesday Book; The National Archives. Retrieved 23 December 2011
- ^ "Doddington", Domesdaymap.co.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2011
- ^ St Peter’s Church Doddington, British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 21 June 2011
- ^ Doddington (with Whisby), Genuki. Retrieved 21 June 2011
- ^ a b Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire p.117; Methuen & Co. Ltd
- ^ Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire with the port of Hull 1885, p.378
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Harris, John; The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire pp.514, 515; Penguin, (1964); revised by Nicholas Antram (1989), Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-09620-8
- ^ Green, Martin (2010); The Delavals: A Family History, p.96.
- ^ Doddington and Whisby, British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 21 June 2011
- ^ Doddington Hall, British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 21 June 2011
- ^ Doddington Hall, Historic Houses Association; retrieved 21 June 2011
- ^ "Doddington Hall" Heritage Educational Outreach Trust. Retrieved 21 June 2011
External links
Media related to Doddington, Lincolnshire at Wikimedia Commons- Doddington in the Domesday Book
- Doddington (with Whisby), Genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 7 April 2013
| Authority control databases: National |
|---|
