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St Mary's, Knaith |
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Knaith
Knaith shown within Lincolnshire |
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| Population | 277 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | SK829847 |
| District | West Lindsey |
| Shire county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Gainsborough |
| Postcode district | DN21 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Gainsborough |
| List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire | |
Knaith is a village and civil parish located about 3 miles (4.8 km) south of the town of Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England.
Knaith was listed in Domesday Book of 1086 as having three households, 25 acres of meadow and 26 acres of woodland.[1] Today there are earthwork remains of the medieval village[2] These include a medieval deer park created in the early 13th century.[3] South of Knaith Hall are also 16th or 17th century garden remains, as well as the remains of an 18th century deer park.[4] Knaith Hall is a red brick grade II listed building dating from the 15th century, with some timber framing.[5]
The parish church, which is grade II* listed, dates from the 11th century, with 14th and 18th century alterations, and was restored in 1894. It is possible it was once the transept or nave of the church of Heynings Priory, a cistercian nunnery founded probably around 1150.[6]