Amber Hill
| Amber Hill | |
| Lincolnshire | |
|---|---|
 Church of St John the Baptist, Amber Hill | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TF233470 |
| Location: | 53°0’23"N, 0°9’50"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 294 (2011) |
| Post town: | Boston |
| Postcode: | PE20 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Boston |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Boston and Skegness |
Amber Hill is a village in Lincolnshire, approximately six miles west of Boston in Holland, the county's south-eastern part. The 2001 Census measured its population at 268, increasing to 294 at the 2011 census.
History
The name 'Amber Hill' reputedly comes from the village standing on a seam of amber coloured gravel.[1]
Amber Hill was a plot of 30 acres allotted under the Holland Fen Enclosure Award to provide materials for repairing the roads of several parishes having rights of common on Holland Fen. It was formed a civil parish in 1880.[2]
About the village
Amber Hill church, dedicated to St John the Baptist, was built in 1867 and is a Grade II listed building.[3] It was declared redundant in 1995 and sold as a private dwelling house. The graveyard is still public, and interments still take place there.[4]
Amber Hill Tower Mill was one of several pumping windmills once standing in Holland Fen. Late in the 19th century it was converted to steam power and continued to work driven by traction engine and finally by tractor, until about 1960. The engine at Spinney Farm has a brick tower, internal gearing and its scoop wheel (rebuilt 1960), although its cap and sails were removed when it was converted to be driven by steam.[5] [6]
A scoop wheel and channel on Claydike Bank was built in the 19th century of red brick, cast iron, and wood. It was originally belt-driven, and is Grade II listed.[7][8]
Toftstead County Primary School was built in 1881, extended in 1969—at the time of the closure of Hedgehog Bridge at Brothertoft and Barley Sheaf School at Holland Fen—and finally closed in 2010.[9][10]
Jubilee Park Playing Field children's recreation area was opened in 2005 after five years of planning and fundraising by local people.[11]
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References
- ↑ "Amber Hill Parish". Lincolnshire County Council. http://parishes.lincolnshire.gov.uk/AmberHill/. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ↑ "Lincs To The Past". Settlement of Amber Hill. Lincolnshire Archives. http://www.lincstothepast.com/Settlement-of-Amber-Hill/242646.record?pt=S. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ↑ Church of St John the Baptist - British Listed Buildings
- ↑ "Amber Hill Parish". Lincolnshire County Council. http://parishes.lincolnshire.gov.uk/AmberHill/section.asp?catId=22217. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ↑ "Lincs To The Past". Amber Hill Tower Mill. Lincolnshire Archives. http://www.lincstothepast.com/Tower-windmill-in-Holland-Fen/239561.record?pt=S. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ↑ Drainage Mill at Spinney Farm - British Listed Buildings
- ↑ "Amber Hill Parish". Amber Hill Drainage Scoop Wheel. Lincolnshire County Council. http://parishes.lincolnshire.gov.uk/AmberHill/section.asp?catId=22217. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ↑ "British Listed Buildings". British Listed Buildings. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-192065-draining-scoop-wheel-and-channel-north-o. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ↑ "Amber Hill Parish". Lincolnshire County Council. http://parishes.lincolnshire.gov.uk/AmberHill/section.asp?catId=22217. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ↑ "Lincs to the Past". Lincolnshire Archives. http://www.lincstothepast.com/RECORDS-OF-THE-AMBER-HILL-PRIMARY-SCHOOL/949321.record?pt=S. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ↑ "Amber Hill Parish". Lincolnshire County Council. http://parishes.lincolnshire.gov.uk/AmberHill/section.asp?catId=22217. Retrieved 9 May 2011.