Witham on the Hill

Witham on the Hill

St Andrew, Witham on the Hill
Witham on the Hill

 Witham on the Hill shown within Lincolnshire
Population 193 (2001 census)
OS grid reference TF053165
Parish Witham on the Hill
District South Kesteven
Shire county Lincolnshire
Region East Midlands
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BOURNE
Postcode district PE10 9xx
Dialling code 01778 590xxx
Police Lincolnshire
Fire Lincolnshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK Parliament Grantham and Stamford
List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire

Witham on the Hill is a village in the civil parish of the same name, in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England.

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Geography

The village is between the east and west tributaries of the River Glen, and despite its name, is not on the top of its 'hill', which reaches a peak one mile west towards Careby. It is roughly a half-mile from the A6121 Bourne-Stamford road. To the west is Little Bytham, and to the east are Manthorpe and Toft. The predominant landowner in the area is the Grimsthorpe Estate.

The civil parish covers a large area, extending north into Grimsthorpe Park and Dobbins Wood where it meets the boundary of Edenham, and the boundary with Toft with Lound and Manthorpe is mostly along the A6121. Manthorpe, Bourne used to be part of the civil parish.

Schools

The village has a co-educational preparatory school, Witham Hall, which celebrated its 50th year in 2009.

The nearest state primary school is on Creeton Road in Little Bytham. Secondary schools are in Bourne.

History

The hall was once owned by descendents of Archdeacon Robert Johnson, the founder of Oakham and Uppingham Schools, including Lieutenant-General William Augustus Johnson MP.

The parish church is dedicated to Saint Andrew[1]

The original village stocks and whipping post are preserved under a modern canopy[2]

In 2002, West Farm (on the Little Bytham road) had trials for GM Rapeseed planted by Aventis.

Businesses

The Six Bells public house is on the road out to the A6121.

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