Waddingham

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Waddingham
Lincolnshire
Waddingham, Anderson's Mill.jpg
Andersons mill, Waddingham
Location
Grid reference: SK984961
Location: 53°27’12"N, 0°31’9"W
Data
Population: 601  (2011)
Post town: Gainsborough
Postcode: DN21
Local Government
Council: West Lindsey
Parliamentary
constituency:
Gainsborough

Waddingham is a village in Lindsey, the northern part of Lincolnshire, a mile and a half east of the A15 road, which follows the route of the Rooman Ermine Street.

The village is ten miles south-east of Scunthorpe. The county town, Lincoln, is sixteen miles to the south. The 2011 census recorded Waddingham's population (with Brandy Wharf) at 601.

History

Originally there were two settlements, Stainton (where the present church is) and Wadingham, which were on either side of the Waddingham Beck which runs through the village. Both settlements are mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086.[1] Both places have Anglo Saxon names. The name 'Stainton' is derived from The Old English "Stan tun" ('stone farm' or 'stony farm'.[2] The name 'Waddingham' is derived from the Old English for 'Wadda's people's homestead'.[3]

Waddingham Church

The parish church is St Mary & St Peter, originally named St Peter. Its chancel arch is 13th-century, the tower being a 15th-century addition. The church was largely rebuilt in 1862.

Culture and community

Waddingham has a post office, a village shop, and a Methodist chapel. Opposite the Jubilee Hall (built to commemorate HM Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee in 1977) is Waddingham Primary School. The village public house is the Marquis of Granby.

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References

  1. Waddingham in the Domesday Book
  2. Mills, Anthony David: 'A Dictionary of British Place-Names' (Oxford University Press, 2003) ISBN 978-0-19-852758-9
  3. Mills, Anthony David: 'A Dictionary of British Place-Names' (Oxford University Press, 2003) ISBN 978-0-19-852758-9