South Kyme
| South Kyme | |
 The Kyme Eau |
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  South Kyme South Kyme shown within Lincolnshire | |
| Population | 351 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | TF175497 |
| - London | 110 mi (180 km) S |
| District | North Kesteven |
| 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 | Sleaford and North Hykeham |
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South Kyme is a small village and civil parish[1][2] in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is located 2.5 miles (4 km) south-east from North Kyme which is itself 2.5 miles (4 km) from Billinghay.
South Kyme contains a public house, The Hume Arms, and a golf club.[3] The River Slea, which is called the 'Kyme Eau' from Ferry Farm a mile or so to the north of South Kyme, runs parallel to the main road passing under three bridges and eventually flows into the River Witham at Chapel Hill.[4] The river was once navigable by the Sleaford Navigation from the Witham to the market town of Sleaford.
The heritage of the village blacksmith can be traced back 200 years.[citation needed] The South Kyme emblem is a Kingfisher, modelled as a wooden sculpture by Simon Todd.[5]
The church is dedicated to Saint Mary and All Saints and is a Grade II* listed building which dates from at least 1196 as the former Augustinian Kyme Priory. The church today consists of the south aisle and part of the nave of the former priory.[6][7]
On a site to the west of the village stands the Grade I listed Kyme Tower for which the village is best known. This was a mediaeval castle which is believed to have been built between 1339 and 1381 by Gilbert de Umfraville third Earl of Angus and Lord of Kyme. Most of the building was demolished around 1720–1725 leaving only the single ashlar (stone block) tower.[8][9]
References
- ↑ "Parish Council web site". Retrieved 24 March 2011.
- ↑ "Parish council details". Retrieved 23 March 2011.
- ↑ Golf Club
- ↑ OSGB (3 April 2006). 261 Boston:Tattershall, Billinghay & Heckington (Map). 1:25 000. Explorer (A1 ed.). ISBN 978-0-319-23817-2. TF209540
- ↑ About Britain
- ↑ "Pastscape". English Heritage. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
- ↑ "British Listed Buildings". St Mary & All Saints Church. English Heritage. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
- ↑ "National monument record for Kyme Tower". Retrieved 24 March 2011.
- ↑ "British Listed Buildings". Kyme Tower. English Heritage. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
External links
Media related to South Kyme at Wikimedia Commons
- "South Kyme Tourist Information"; Aboutbritain.com
- Village web site
- "South Kyme", Genuki
- Treasure Trove: South Kyme Tower, Lincsheritage.org
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