Evedon

Evedon

Church of St Mary, Evedon
Evedon
Evedon shown within Lincolnshire
OS grid reference TF096474
• London 100 mi (160 km) S
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Sleaford
Postcode district NG34
Police Lincolnshire
Fire Lincolnshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK Parliament

Evedon is a village in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 2 miles (3.2 km) north-east from the town of Sleaford.

In 1885 Kelly's Directory noted that Evedon was a parish of 1,333 acres (5 km2) and three farms, on heavy soil that produced crops of wheat, oats, beans, barley and turnips, and seeds – small potatoes used as seed stock. Parish population in 1881 was 73, with Murray Finch-Hatton DL JP as sole landowner. The parish was entitled to send children to Sleaford Grammar School, and two to the Free School at Ewerby.[1] The parish register dates from 1599. By 1933 parish land had increased to 1,647 acres (7 km2), with 5 acres of water – population in 1921 was now 81. There were still three farms, with two farm bailifs, and a dairyman. The nearest money order and telephone office was at Ewerby.[2]

The former civil parish of Evedon was amalgamated in 1931 with that of Ewerby, to form Ewerby and Evedon civil parish .

The parish church, dedicated to Saint Mary, is a Grade II* listed building dating from the 13th century and restored in 1898, and built of limestone.[3][4]

Evedon Manor House, once the seat of the Bertie family, is a Grade II listed 16th-century house built from limestone, with 19th-century alterations.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire with the port of Hull 1885, p. 389
  2. ↑ Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire 1933, p. 179
  3. ↑ Historic England. "St Marys church, Evedon (1168557)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  4. ↑ Historic England. "St Marys, Evedon (348804)". PastScape. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  5. ↑ Historic England. "Evedon Manor House (1168590)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  6. ↑ "Evedon Manor House". Lincs to the Past. Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
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