Hougham, Lincolnshire
| Hougham | |
| Lincolnshire | |
|---|---|
 Church of All Saints, Hougham | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK890444 |
| Location: | 52°59’26"N, -0°40’59"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Grantham |
| Postcode: | NG32 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | South Kesteven |
Hougham is a village in Kesteven, the south-western part of Lincolnshire, six miles north of Grantham.[1] The village of Marston is its closest neighbour, just under a mile to the south.
History
A fair and market were both founded in 1330.[2]
The village once had its own railway station on the line between Grantham and Newark.
Community
Hougham church is dedicated to All Saints. It is built in Norman style, and contains a monument to Sir Hugh de Bussey, said to have been senior among the Knights Templar.
The Manor House was built c.1620, on the site of a 13th-century manor of the De Bussey family. It has been extensively altered up to the 20th century. The original moat is still discernible.[3]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Hougham, Lincolnshire) |
- Hougham Village
- "Hougham and Marston: Hougham Manor", Roffe.co.uk
References
- ↑ Information on Hougham, Lincolnshire from GENUKI
- ↑ Letters, Samantha: "Lincolnshire - Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs in England and Wales to 1516 (2005). Retrieved 25 June 2010
- ↑ Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire, 1964; 1989 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09620-0page 580