Dunston, Lincolnshire
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Dunston is a small village in the North Kesteven
district of Lincolnshire
, England. It lies close to the B1188 between Nocton
to the north and Metheringham
to the south.
In Domesday
the village is written as Dunestune, meaning "Dune's farm".
The parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter
, and is a grade II listed building dating from the 12th century. It was restored by R. H. Carpenter between 1874 and 1876.
Three miles to the west on the A15 is Dunston Pillar
, a grade II listed tower, and former land lighthouse
built by Sir Francis Dashwood to guide travellers across Lincoln Heath. In 1810 at the jubilee of George III
the lantern was removed and replaced with a statue of the king, and in the 1843 Journal of the Agricultural Society it was described as the "only land light-house ever raised".
The Peterborough to Lincoln Line
passes through the village, with a station a mile away at Metheringham
.
The White Horse public house
is to the east at Dunston Fen; the Red Lion is on Middle Street.
North Kesteven
North Kesteven is a local government district in the East Midlands. Just over north of London, it is east of Nottingham and south of Lincoln. North Kesteven is one of seven districts in Lincolnshire, England and is in the centre of the County...
district of Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England. It lies close to the B1188 between Nocton
Nocton
Nocton is a village south of Lincoln in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. To the east of the village is Nocton Fen, and a small area known locally as Wasps Nest....
to the north and Metheringham
Metheringham
Metheringham is a medium sized village in Lincolnshire approximately ten miles south of the English city of Lincoln...
to the south.
In Domesday
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
the village is written as Dunestune, meaning "Dune's farm".
The parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter
Saint Peter
Saint Peter or Simon Peter was an early Christian leader, who is featured prominently in the New Testament Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. The son of John or of Jonah and from the village of Bethsaida in the province of Galilee, his brother Andrew was also an apostle...
, and is a grade II listed building dating from the 12th century. It was restored by R. H. Carpenter between 1874 and 1876.
Three miles to the west on the A15 is Dunston Pillar
Dunston Pillar
Dunston Pillar is a grade II listed stone tower in Lincolnshire, England and a former 'land lighthouse'. It stands beside the A15 road approximately south of Lincoln near the junction of the B1178 , in the village of Dunston....
, a grade II listed tower, and former land lighthouse
Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire, and used as an aid to navigation for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways....
built by Sir Francis Dashwood to guide travellers across Lincoln Heath. In 1810 at the jubilee of George III
George III of the United Kingdom
George III was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of these two countries on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death...
the lantern was removed and replaced with a statue of the king, and in the 1843 Journal of the Agricultural Society it was described as the "only land light-house ever raised".
The Peterborough to Lincoln Line
Peterborough to Lincoln Line
The Peterborough to Lincoln Line is a railway line linking and , via and .-History:The section between Peterborough and Spalding closed to passengers on 5 October 1970 and re-opened on 7 June 1971. North of Spalding, Ruskington re-opened on 5 May 1975. Metheringham followed on 6 October...
passes through the village, with a station a mile away at Metheringham
Metheringham railway station
Metheringham railway station serves the village of Metheringham in Lincolnshire, England.-History:The station was opened to passengers on 1 July 1882 named Blankney & Metheringham. It closed to passengers on 11 September 1961 but it was later reopened on 6 October 1975 named Metheringham. The...
.
The White Horse public house
Public house
A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...
is to the east at Dunston Fen; the Red Lion is on Middle Street.