Whaplode

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Whaplode is a parish in South Holland District, Lincolnshire, England. In old documents, it is sometimes called Whapload. The main village lies on the marine silt ridge, known as the Townlands, which rises between the former saltmarsh and the former fen to be found around The Wash. Its neighbours on the Townland are Holbeach and Moulton.

Owing to the historical development of the area, there are other places which use the Whaplode name in conjunction with another. When the parishes were originally laid out, a thousand or so years ago, in order to give each enough resources to provide a living, they were made long and narrow. In this way each parish had its share of marsh for pasture and perhaps, salt making, townland for arable and fen for fowling, thatch and turf. As the wetlands were reclaimed, other settlements were made in the newly inhabitable places and these needed to be distinguished from the main village. In Whaplode parish, these outlying places are Whaplode St. Catherine (TF3420)and Whaplode Drove (TF3113).

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