Heapham
Appearance
Heapham | |
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![]() Heapham windmill | |
OS grid reference | SK875883 |
• London | 135 mi (217 km) S |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Gainsborough |
Postcode district | DN21 |
Dialling code | 01427 |
Police | Lincolnshire |
Fire | Lincolnshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Heapham is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, and 5 miles (8.0 km) south-east from Gainsborough.
Heapham Anglican Grade II listed parish church is dedicated to All Saints. The church tower is of Saxon origin; the main body, Norman. The church was restored in 1868.[1][2] The churchyard contains the war grave of a Sherwood Foresters soldier of the First World War.[3]
Two chapels were built by Wesleyan Methodists, one in 1842 the other, Grade II listed, in 1897.[4] Other listed buildings[5] include Heapham Windmill, described as "The most complete windmill in West Lindsey".[6][7]
References
- ^ Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire pp. 162-163; Methuen & Co. Ltd
- ^ Kelly’s Directory of Lincolnshire with the Port of Hull, 1885, p. 472
- ^ CWGC Casualty Record.
- ^ Heapham, genuki.org.uk; retrieved 22 June 2011
- ^ "Listed Buildings in Heapham", British Listed Buildings; retrieved 22 June 2011
- ^ Heapham Windmill, British Listed Buildings; retrieved 22 June 2011
- ^ Heapham windmill, windmillworld.com; retrieved 22 June 2011