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Pelhams Lands
Pelhams Lands shown within Lincolnshire |
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| OS grid reference | TF218524 |
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| District | Boston |
| Shire county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Lincoln |
| Postcode district | LN4 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Boston and Skegness |
| List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire | |
Pelhams Lands or Pelhams Land today forms part of the parish of Holland Fen with Brothertoft[1] and is located about 8 miles (13 km) north west of the town of Boston, Lincolnshire. The name Pelhams Lands originates from the Pelham family who held land here from 1602. Sir William Pelham owned a woad mill in this area.[2] The lands were laid out after the drainage of Holland Fen by Act of Parliament in 1776.[3] Pelhams Lands was formerly an extra-parochial area, but was formed into a parish in 1883.[2] Its population in 1831 was a mere 41, and its nineteenth century peak was in 1851 with 55.[2]
Pelhams Lands Farm is a late 18th century red brick farmhouse and is a Grade II listed building.[3] There are two other Grade II listed buildings on Pelhams Lands Farm, the 18th century stables and granary[4] and an 18th century earth closet.[5]
There was also a tower windmill at Pelhams Lands, built in 1838 to replace an earlier post mill which had blown down. The tower mill lost its cap in 1926 and after that was engine driven. Now mostly demolished, only a single derelict story remains. [6] [7]