Great Hale
| Great Hale | |
| Lincolnshire | |
|---|---|
 Church of St John the Baptist, Great Hale | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TF150430 |
| Location: | 52°58’22"N, 0°17’16"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 778 (2011) |
| Post town: | Sleaford |
| Postcode: | NG34 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Kesteven |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Sleaford and North Hykeham |
Great Hale is a village in Kesteven, the south-western part of Lincolnshire; in Kesteven's Aswardhurn Wapentake. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 778.
Parish church
The parish church, St John the Baptist, stands at the centre of the village. The church tower is late Saxon and pre-dates the Norman Conquest by approximately 100 years.[1] The belfry and the circular staircase to the top of the tower are typical examples of pre-Conquest stone construction. The exterior of the east wall has a bulge to accommodate the staircase built within it, and is approximately 16 inches wide.[2] Most of the steps are original and are severely worn down through centuries of use. The church contains memorials to past residents, and historical items such as a hautbois, an early form of oboe.
The parish is Great and Little Hale, part of the Helpringham Group of the Deanery of Lafford.
Outside links
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References
- ↑ National Monuments Record: No. 351146 – Church of St. John the Baptist
- ↑ Mee, Arthur: The King's England: Lincolnshire (Hodder & Stoughton)