Bottesford, Lincolnshire
| Bottesford | |
| Lincolnshire | |
|---|---|
 St Peter's church, Bottesford | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SE89500799 |
| Location: | 53°33’39"N, -0°39’1"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Scunthorpe |
| Postcode: | DN16 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Lincolnshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Scunthorpe |
Bottesford is a small town in Lincolnshire, close to Scunthorpe and effectively joined to its southern suburbs. Bottesford is best defined by the B1501 road to the north and Bottesford Beck to the south.
The River Trent lies to the west, with a boundary line approximately along Grammar School Walk, Richmond Close and Winchester Way to the east. Bottesford parish includes the hamlet of Yaddlethorpe, and Bottesford Moor.
In the 2001 census, Bottesford's population was recorded as 11,177.
Churches
The parish church is dedicated to St Peter ad Vincula and it is Grade I listed.[1] The church is Early English style and cruciform in plan, built on the site of an earlier Saxon church.[2]
It was restored in 1870; during restoration were found two Anglo-Saxon sundials that were incorporated into the south porch.[3][4]
The parish is part of the Bottesford with Ashby Team Ministry of the Deanery of Manlake.
Two Methodist chapels were recorded in 1872 but have since have closed.[5] In 2002 a new Baptist church was opened in Chancel Road, a new home after its keen congregation had been meeting in the Civic Hall since 1978.[6]
History and landmarks
Bottesford is written in the Domesday Book as Budlesford,[7] Nearby Yaddlethorpe appears in Domesday as Laudltorp.
Local landmarks include Bottesford Beck, and Bottesford Preceptory where it is said that the Knights Templar in England|Knight's Templar and later Knights of St John made a base.[8]
Queen Elizabeth II visited the parish on her Golden Jubilee tour in July 2002.
About the village
A civic hall is run by the Town Council for social events.[9] A sports hall stands adjacent to the football and cricket pitches in Birch Park.[10]
Outside links
- "Bottesford local history pack". North Lincolnshire council. 2011. http://www.northlincs.gov.uk/leisure/libraries/local-studies/localhistorypacks/bottesford/. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
- Photo of the church
References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1083014: St Peter ad Vincula
- ↑ Information on Bottesford, Lincolnshire from GENUKI
- ↑ Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire pp. 75-76; Methuen & Co. Ltd
- ↑ 60792&resourceID=2 National Monuments Record: No. 60792 – Church of St Peter Ad Vincula
- ↑ Wilson, John Marius, ed (1870-72). Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11744. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
- ↑ History of the Baptist congregation
- ↑ "A Vision of Britain through Time.". GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. 15 April 2013. p. History of Bottesford in North Lincolnshire. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10403194/cube/TOT_POP. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
- ↑ National Monuments Record: No. 60786 – Preceptary
- ↑ "Civic Hall". Lincolnshire county council. http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/VenueDetails.aspx?venuecode=21287. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
- ↑ "Sports hall". North Lincolnshire council. 2011. http://www.northlincs.gov.uk/leisure/leisure-centres/bottesfordsh/. Retrieved 2013-04-14.