High Toynton

High Toynton
Lincolnshire
St John the Baptist church
Location
Grid reference:	TF284699
Location:	53°12’39"N, 0°4’43"W
Data
Post town:	Horncastle
Postcode:	LN9
Local Government
Council:	East Lindsey
Parliamentary constituency:	Louth and Horncastle

High Toynton is a village in Lincolnshire a mile and a half east of the town of Horncastle, in the Lindsey part of that county. It is in the Lincolnshire Wolds, the highest part of the shire, and a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

High Toynton is one of the Thankful Villages; those that suffered no fatalities during the Great War of 1914 to 1918. Further, it is one of the very few Twice-Thankful villages, as no men were lost in the Second World War either.

Around the village has been found evidence of Stone Age, Bronze Age, Roman and Mediæval occupation.

In 1885 Kelly's noted the existence of a Wesleyan chapel, built in 1840. The Lord of the Manor was James Banks Stanhope DL JP of Revesby Abbey. High Toynton covered an area of 1,054 acres with chief agricultural production of wheat, barley, oats, seeds and turnips, and an 1881 population of 133.

Church

The parish church is dedicated to St John the Baptist. It was rebuilt in 1872 of greenstone by Edwin Christian, who reused 12th century fragments from the previous church erected in 1779. It is a Grade II listed building.

The church contains a plaque giving thanks to God for the safe return of the men of the village after the Great War:

WITH THANKSGIVING TO ALMIGHTY GOD
FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL SOLDIERS FROM HIGH TOYNTON
WHO TOOK PART IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919

Fourteen men are listed, three marked as wounded. Elsewhere five men are listed for the Second World War, all of whom returned safely.

Other buildings

There are two Grade II listed thatched dwellings in High Toynton:

• An 18th century mud and stud cottage,
• A similar red brick encased house.

Outside links

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