Leadenham

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Coordinates: 53°03′32″N 0°34′54″W / 53.0589°N 0.5816°W / 53.0589; -0.5816
Leadenham
Stonebuilt shop with modern PVC folding canopy, on a sunny day. A bright pot of flowers on the left, and ivy up the stone building on the right.
Leadenham post office
Location of the village within historic Lincolnshire
Leadenham

 Leadenham shown within Lincolnshire
Population 385 (2001)
OS grid reference SK952524
    - London 110 mi (180 km)  S
District North Kesteven
Shire county Lincolnshire
Region East Midlands
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Postcode district LN5
Police Lincolnshire
Fire Lincolnshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
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Leadenham is a village and civil parish in North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies 11 miles (18 km) north from Grantham, on the A607 between Welbourn and Fulbeck, and at the southern edge of the Lincoln Cliff.

History

Saint Swithun's church, Leadenham

There is evidence of Bronze Age,[1] Romano-British[2][3] and Early Medieval occupation.[4][5]

The name of the village probably comes from the Anglo-Saxon 'Leodan' and 'ham' for "homestead or village of a man called Leoda." It appears in the Domesday Book as "Ledeneham".[6]

Much of the village belonged to the Reeve family whose family seat is still Leadenham House, a Georgian country house built from 1790 for William Reeve.

The Royal Flying Corps airfield to the east was built in 1916, and closed in 1919.[7]

In 1995 the village was bypassed to the south by the A17.

Community

Leadenham Anglican church is dedicated to St Swithun; it originated in the 13th century and is in Decorated style.[8]


The ecclesiastical parish is part of the Loveden Deanery of the Diocese of Lincoln. As of 2013, the incumbent is Rev'd Ali Healy.[9]

The village public house is the Willoughby Arms. There is also the George Hotel on High Street (A607).

References

  1. ↑ "Monument no. 1053284". Pastscape. English Heritage. Retrieved 16 February 2013. 
  2. ↑ "Monument no. 1053282". Pastscape. English Heritage. Retrieved 16 February 2013. 
  3. ↑ "Monument no. 1058987". Pastscape. English Heritage. Retrieved 16 February 2013. 
  4. ↑ "Monument no. 1058984". Pastscape. English Heritage. Retrieved 16 February 2013. 
  5. ↑ "Monument no. 326182". Pastscape. English Heritage. Retrieved 16 February 2013. 
  6. ↑ Mills, A. D. (1991). A Dictionary of English Place Names. OUP. p. 291. 
  7. ↑ "RFC Leadenham". Pastscape. English Heritage. Retrieved 29 January 2014. 
  8. ↑ "Church of St Swithin". Pastscape. English Heritage. Retrieved 29 January 2014. 
  9. ↑ "Leadenham PCC", Diocese of Lincoln

External links

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