Knaith

Knaith

St Mary's parish church
Knaith
 Knaith shown within Lincolnshire
Population 277 (2001 Census)
OS grid referenceSK829847
   – London 130 mi (210 km)  S
DistrictWest Lindsey
Shire countyLincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Gainsborough
Postcode district DN21
Dialling code 01427
Police Lincolnshire
Fire Lincolnshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK ParliamentGainsborough
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Coordinates: 53°21′12″N 0°45′18″W / 53.3533°N 0.7550°W

Knaith is a village and civil parish about 3 miles (5 km) south of the town of Gainsborough in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.

Knaith is listed in the 1086 Domesday Book with three households, a meadow of 25 acres (10 ha) and 26 acres (11 ha) of woodland.[1] There are earthwork remains of Knaith medieval village.[2] These include a medieval deer park created in the early 13th century.[3] South of Knaith Hall are garden remains from the 16th or 17th century, and the remains of an 18th-century deer park.[4]

Knaith Hall is a red-brick 15th-century building with some timber framing and is now Grade II listed.[5]

The Church of England parish church of St Mary is 11th century, with alterations from the 14th and 18th, and an 1894 restoration. It is a Grade II* listed building.[6] St Mary's might be the transept or nave of the church of Heynings Priory, a Cistercian nunnery founded probably around 1150.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Knaith in the Domesday Book. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  2. ↑ Historic England. "Knaith DMV (891745 )". PastScape. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  3. ↑ Historic England. "Knaith Deer Park (891739 )". PastScape. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  4. ↑ Historic England. "Knaith gardens and deer park (891746 )". PastScape. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  5. ↑ "Knaith Hall, Church Lane". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  6. ↑ "Church of St Mary". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  7. ↑ Historic England. "St Marys Church, Knaith (324927 )". PastScape. Retrieved 6 July 2011.

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