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Churchyard cross and St. Benedicts church, Haltham |
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Haltham
Haltham shown within Lincolnshire |
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| Population | 132 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | TF247637 |
| District | East Lindsey |
| Shire county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Horncastle |
| Postcode district | LN9 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Louth and Horncastle |
| List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire | |
Haltham is a village and civil parish which lies on the east bank of the River Bain, about 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south of the town of Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England. It lies in the Lincolnshire Wolds, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Haltham was mentioned in Domesday Book of 1086 as Holtha and had 15 households, the Lord of the Manor being King William I.[1]
The parish church was dedicated to Saint Benedict, and is a Grade I listed building built of greenstone and red brick dating from the 13th century with restorations in 1881 and 1890. In 1964 Pevsner noted a chalice and flagon, dated 1765, by London silversmith Francis Crump.[2] The church was closed by the Diocese of Lincoln in October 1977, and is now maintained by the Churches Conservation Trust.[3][4][5]
In the churchyard is the base of a 14th century cross which is Grade II listed and also a scheduled monument.[6][7]
The village was served by the Marmion Arms public house, a half-timbered thatched building.[8]
In 1885 Kelly's recorded that agricultural production in the then 2,380 acres (9.6 km2) acre parish was chiefly wheat, oats and turnips, The 1881 population was 179.[9]