Elsham, North Lincolnshire

Elsham

Elsham
Elsham

 Elsham shown within Lincolnshire
Population 363 (2001)
OS grid reference TA032123
District North Lincolnshire
Shire county Lincolnshire
Region East Midlands
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Brigg
Postcode district DN20
Police Lincolnshire
Fire Lincolnshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK Parliament Brigg and Goole
List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire

Elsham is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. It lies 4 miles (6.4 km) north from Brigg, 1 mile (1.6 km) north from the M180 and 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the A15. The A15 (built in 1978) traverses the old runways of the former RAF Elsham Wolds airfield. Close to the village is Elsham Hall.

Elsham Grade II* listed Anglican church, dedicated to All Saints, is of 12th century Early English origin.[1] It was restored in 1874.[2]

At Elsham there was an Augustinian priory; it was dissolved during the 1536 Suppression.[2]

The village is the birthplace of the agricultural engineer Richard Hornsby and astronomer Wallace Sargent.

References

  1. ^ "Church of All Saints", National Heritage List for England, English Heritage. Retrieved 26 July 2011
  2. ^ a b Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire p. 123; Methuen & Co. Ltd

External links

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