Hagworthingham
| Hagworthingham | |
|---|---|
 Stockwith Mill, Hagworthingham | |
| Population | 359 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TF344692 |
| • London | 115 mi (185 km) S |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Spilsby |
| Postcode district | PE23 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Hagworthingham (often referred to locally as Hag) is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the A158, 5 miles (8 km) east of Horncastle and 4 miles (6 km) north-west of Spilsby.[2]
The place-name 'Hagworthingham' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as Haberdingham and Hacberdingham. The name means 'village of the hawthorn homestead people'.[3]
Hagworthingham church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, was restored by James Fowler of Louth in 1859.[4]
Thomas Drant, the clergyman and translator of Horace, was born in Hagworthingham.
See also
References
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "Hagworthingham Parish Council", lincolnshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2011
- ^ Eilert Ekwall, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names, p.211.
- ^ "Church of Holy Trinity", National Heritage List for England, English Heritage. Retrieved 14 August 2011
External links
Media related to Hagworthingham at Wikimedia Commons- "Hagworthingham", Genuki.org.uk
- "Listed buildings in Hagworthingham", Britishlistedbuildings.co.uk
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