Mareham Le Fen
| Mareham Le Fen | |
| Lincolnshire | |
|---|---|
 Church of St Helen, Mareham le Fen | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TF279610 |
| Location: | 53°7’52"N, 0°5’22"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 944 (2011) |
| Post town: | Boston |
| Postcode: | PE22 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | East Lindsey |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Louth and Horncastle |
Mareham le Fen (otherwise Mareham-le-Fen) is a village in Lindsey, the northern part of Lincolnshire, and which stands about six miles south of Horncastle. An associated hamlet, Mareham Gate is found half a mile south of the village, and it is believed that the deserted mediæval village known as Birkwood is stood nearby.[1]
Mareham le Fen is listed in the 1086 Domesday Book as "Marun", with 33 households, sixty acres of meadow, three hundred acres of woodland, and a church. The lord of the manor was the King.[2]
Parish church
The parish church, St Helen, built of greenstone, dates from the 13th century. It was partially rebuilt in 1879, and in 1974 the vestry was extended using stone from the demolished church of St Margaret at Woodhall. The church is a Grade II* listed building.[3]
In the north aisle is a tomb to James Roberts who died 1826, and sailed in the Endeavour with Captain Cook and Sir Joseph Banks.
In the churchyard is a mediæval stone cross, which is both Grade II listed and a scheduled monument. Dating from the 14th century, it was restored in 1904.[4][5]
About the village
The Grade II listed Royal Oak public house has a datestone of 1473, but is believed to date from the 17th century, with 18th- and 20th-century additions.[6]
Also in the village is a Grade II listed tower windmill dating from 1820, although it ceased working as a windmill in 1910, it continued to mill with an engine until mid 1940s[7][8]
Mareham le Fen Church of England Primary School was built in 1840 as a National School and was enlarged in 1880.[9]
Society
Mareham le Fen Victory Silver Band, established in 1919, plays in the local area at events and services.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Mareham Le Fen) |
References
- ↑ Birkwood deserted mediæval village (site of), Mareham Le Fen: Lincs to the Past
- ↑ le Fen Mareham Le Fen in the Domesday Book
- ↑ National Heritage List 1215809: Church of St Helen, Mareham Le Fen (Grade II* listing)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1215302: Churchyard Cross in Church of St Helen, Mareham Le Fen (Grade II listing)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1010679: Churchyard Cross, St Helen's Churchyard (Scheduled ancient monument entry)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1215302: The Royal Oak, Mareham Le Fen (Grade II listing)
- ↑ National Monuments Record: No. 498302 – Windmill Mareham le Fen
- ↑ National Heritage List 1215303: Windmill, Mareham Le Fen (Grade II listing) @Windmill Mareham le Fen
- ↑ Mareham le Fen CE Primary School: Lincs to the Past