Leadenham
| Leadenham | |
| Lincolnshire | |
|---|---|
 Leadenham post office | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK952524 |
| Location: | 53°3’32"N, 0°34’54"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 410 |
| Post town: | Lincoln |
| Postcode: | LN5 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Kesteven |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Sleaford and North Hykeham |
Leadenham is a village and parish in the Kesteven part of Lincolnshire. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 410.[1] It lies 11 miles north of Grantham, on the A607 road between Welbourn and Fulbeck, and at the southern edge of the Lincoln Cliff.
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History
There is evidence of Bronze Age,[2] Romano-British[3][4] and Early Mediæval occupation.[5][6]
The name of the village probably comes from the Anglo-Saxon 'Leodan' and 'ham' for "homestead or village of a man called Leoda." It appears in the Domesday Book as "Ledeneham".[7]
Much of the village belonged to the Reeve family whose family seat is still Leadenham House, a Georgian country house built from 1790 for William Reeve.
The Royal Flying Corps airfield to the east was built in 1916, and closed in 1919.[8]
In 1995 the village was bypassed to the south by the A17.
Community
Leadenham's Anglican church is dedicated to St Swithun; it originated in the 13th century and is in Decorated style.[9]
The ecclesiastical parish is part of the Loveden Deanery of the Diocese of Lincoln.
The Village Post Office is in the heart of Leadenham on Main Road. In 2015, Leadenham Teahouse opened within the Post Office. In March 2017, the Post Office and Leadenham Teahouse won a Rural Oscar with the Countryside Alliance awards for the Best Post Office and Village Shop in the East of England.
The village public house is the George Hotel on High Street (A607).
References
- ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11125506&c=Leadenham&d=16&e=62&g=6446710&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1463913354218&enc=1. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ↑ Historic England. "Monument No. 1053284". PastScape. http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1053284. Retrieved 16 February 2013
- ↑ Historic England. "Monument No. 1053282". PastScape. http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1053282. Retrieved 16 February 2013
- ↑ Historic England. "Monument No. 1058987". PastScape. http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1058987. Retrieved 16 February 2013
- ↑ Historic England. "Monument No. 1058984". PastScape. http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1058984. Retrieved 16 February 2013
- ↑ Historic England. "Monument No. 326182". PastScape. http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=326182. Retrieved 16 February 2013
- ↑ Mills, A. D. (1991). A Dictionary of English Place Names. OUP. p. 291.
- ↑ Historic England. "RFC Leadenham (1512219)". PastScape. http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1512219. Retrieved 29 January 2014
- ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Swithin (326146)". PastScape. http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=326146. Retrieved 29 January 2014
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Leadenham) |
- Leadenham Teahouse[1]
- Primary school
- Leadenham Players
- Leadenham Polo Club
- Leadenham House
- "Leadenham", Genuki
