New Bolingbroke
| New Bolingbroke | |
| Lancashire | |
|---|---|
 Saint Peters Church, New Bolingbroke | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TF308580 |
| Location: | 53°6’13"N, 0°2’51"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Boston |
| Postcode: | PE22 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | East Lindsey |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Boston and Skegness |
New Bolingbroke is a village in the Lincolnshire Fens about 6 miles east of Coningsby, in Lindsey. The town is not ancient; it was established in 1820 by John Parkinson, who was a steward to Sir Joseph Banks.[1] It was created to support a weaving factory, powered by windmills. The creation of the village has meant that the original village of Bolingbroke has become known as Old Bolingbroke.
The village is strung along one of the straight roads across the fen, one running south-north between Frithville and Revesby, with Medlam and Carrington next to the south.
Church
New Bolingbroke Church, dedicated to St Peter, was built in 1854 by Samuel Sanders Teulon.[2] It is a Grade II listed building.[3]
Village hall
The village Hall was built in the 1820s when John Parkinson established New Bolingbroke as a market town.[4] It is a Grade II listed building.[5]
The Crescent
The Crescent, a curved line of red brick shops and houses, was built in 1823 by John Parkinson to house the workers of his weaving factory; the houses are now all privately owned.[6] The Crescent is Grade II listed.[7]
Windmills
New Bolingbroke had two windmills. One, Rundles Mill, is Grade II Listed and dates from the mid-19th century, and has been disused since at least 1906.[8] Made of red brick, it is a tower mill.[9]
The other, Watkinsons Mill, dates from 1821 and is also Grade II listed.[10] It was working until 1944 when the weather beam broke. It continued with an engine for a while after, but today only the stump remains, which is used as a store.[11]
Railway
New Bolingbroke railway station was sited here.[12]
Outside links
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References
- ↑ Henry Thorold and Jack Yates (1965). A Shell Guide To Lincolnshire. Faber & Faber Ltd. p. 32.
- ↑ Lincs To The Past - Lincolnshire Archives
- ↑ Church of St Peter - British Listed Buildings
- ↑ New Bolingbroke - Lincolnshire County Council
- ↑ Village Hall - British Listed Buildings
- ↑ The Crescent, New Bolingbroke - Lincs To The Past|
- ↑ The Crescent - British Listed Buildings
- ↑ Mills in New Bolingbroke - Lincolnshire County Council
- ↑ Old Windmill - British Listed Buildings
- ↑ Windmill by Watkinson Bridge - British Listed Buildings
- ↑ Watkinsons Mill - Lincolnshire County Council
- ↑ New Bolingbroke Railway Station - Disused Stations