Silk Willoughby
| Silk Willoughby | |
| Lincolnshire | |
|---|---|
 Silk Willoughby village | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TF056428 |
| Location: | 52°58’22"N, 0°25’42"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 299 (2011) |
| Post town: | Sleaford |
| Postcode: | NG34 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Kesteven |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Sleaford and North Hykeham |
Silk Willoughby is a village in Kesteven, the south-western part of Lincolnshire, two miles south of Sleaford. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 299.
The parish church is St Denis, otherwise 'St Denys'.[1] It was built in the 12th century in the Decorated Gothic style, and extended in the 14th in Perpendicular Gothic. It was extensively restored in the early 20th century.[2]
On 4 June 1944, a B-24 crashed in a field here after being abandoned mid-air[3] and on 7 June 1962, a Hawker Hunter T7 stalled and crashed, killing both crew.
Sights of the village
There are several listed buildings in Silk Willoughby, including a Manor House and a former rectory.
The site of the former village of Silkby lies within the parish.[4]
'Butt Mound' and 'Folk Moot' are names given to two bowl barrows to the west of St Deny's church.[5] Years of agriculture have reduced them somewhat.
The shaft of a mediæval wayside cross, dedicated to St Matthew, stands on a modern base in what is believed to be the original location, now the corner of School Lane.[6]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Silk Willoughby) |
References
- ↑ National Monuments Record: No. 348938 – St Denys Church
- ↑ National Heritage List 1061769: Parish Church of St Denys
- ↑ B24.net
- ↑ National Monuments Record: No. 349014 – Silkby
- ↑ National Monuments Record: No. 348933 – Butt Mound and Folk Moot Barrows
- ↑ National Monuments Record: No. 348941 – Wayside cross
