Evedon
| Evedon | |
| Lincolnshire | |
|---|---|
 Church of St Mary, Evedon | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TF096474 |
| Location: | 53°-0’49"N, 0°21’60"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Sleaford |
| Postcode: | NG34 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Kesteven |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Sleaford and North Hykeham |
Evedon is a village in Kesteven, the south-western part of Lincolnshire, two miles north-east of the town of Sleaford.
The parish church, St Mary, is a slid edifice of limestone, which dates from the 13th century and was restored in 1898. The church is a Grade II* listed building.[1][2]
History
In 1885 Kelly's Directory noted that Evedon was a parish of 1,333 acres and three farms, on heavy soil that produced crops of wheat, oats, beans, barley and turnips, and seeds – small potatoes used as seed stock. Parish population in 1881 was 73, with Murray Finch-Hatton DL JP as sole landowner. The parish was entitled to send children to Sleaford Grammar School, and two to the Free School at Ewerby.[3] The parish register dates from 1599.
By 1933 parish land had increased to 1,647 acres, with 5 acres of water – population in 1921 was now 81. There were still three farms, with two farm bailiffs, and a dairyman. The nearest money order and telephone office was at Ewerby.[4]
Manor house
Evedon Manor House, once the seat of the Bertie family, is a Grade II listed 16th-century house built from limestone, with 19th-century alterations.[5][6]
Outside links
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References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1168557: St Mary's Church, Evedon (Grade II* listing)
- ↑ National Monuments Record: No. 348804 – St Marys, Evedon
- ↑ Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire with the port of Hull 1885, p. 389
- ↑ Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire 1933, p. 179
- ↑ National Heritage List 1168590: Evedon Manor House (Grade II listing)
- ↑ "Evedon Manor House". Lincs to the Past. Lincolnshire Archives. http://www.lincstothepast.com/The-Manor-House--Evedon/962848.record?pt=S. Retrieved 28 June 2011.