Holton le Moor
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Holton le Moor is a small village and civil parish
in the English county of Lincolnshire
, England.
Forming part of the district of West Lindsey
, Holton le Moor lies on the B1434 road. The nearest towns are Market Rasen
6 miles (9.7 km) to its south and Caistor
3 miles (4.8 km) to its north-east. It was formerly served by Holton Le Moor railway station
.
In the Domesday account the village is written as "Hoctune". It was within the manor
of Caistor in the then Lindsey
North Riding, and prior to the Norman conquest
under the lordship of Earl Morcar. By 1086 the manor had fallen under the lordship of Ivo Taillebois and William I.
In 1885 Kelly's
noted that the village was in the parish
of Caistor, had an 1881 population of 178, and that chief agricultural production of the area was in wheat, barley, oats and turnips.
The Grade II listed Anglican church is dedicated to St Luke. It was re-built in 1854 by a George Place in Early English style, consisting of a chancel
, nave
, north aisle, and a bell turret with two bells. It was again partly rebuilt in 1926 by H. G. Gamble. The earlier parts of the church are ironstone
, the doorway Norman
style, and the stoup
13th century. There are memorials to the Dixon family, Lords of the Manor
, painted wall decoration in the south chapel
and stained glass
windows from 1893.
Holton Hall was built in 1785 for Thomas Dixon by a local builder, and is listed, as are the hall's stables. Other listed structures include a farmhouse, cottages and pigeoncote. In 1964 Pevsner
noted the school to the west of the church, built in 1913 by H. G. Gamble, and described it as "Nice, friendly, symetrical, with large windows, and a steep pediment, decorated with rose branches".
St Luke's infant and junior primary Church of England School was associated with the village church. It closed in the summer of 2006, the pupils being sent to attend other nearby village schools. The main school building is now owned by a Girl Guiding association, and the oldest building on the site, built in 1858, lies mostly unused. The oldest remaining structure in the village, the Moot Hall
, was often used by the school and is now occasionally used for functions.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the English county 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.
Forming part of the district of West Lindsey
West Lindsey
West Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England.-History:The district was formed on 1 April 1974, from the urban districts of Gainsborough, Market Rasen, along with Caistor Rural District, Gainsborough Rural District and Welton Rural District...
, Holton le Moor lies on the B1434 road. The nearest towns are Market Rasen
Market Rasen
Market Rasen is a town and civil parish within the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies on the River Rase northeast of Lincoln, east of Gainsborough and southwest of Grimsby. According to the 2001 census, it has a population of 3,200....
6 miles (9.7 km) to its south and Caistor
Caistor
See Caistor St Edmund for the Roman settlement in Norfolk or Caister-on-Sea for the town in NorfolkCaistor is a town and civil parish situated in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. As its name implies, it was originally a Roman castrum or fortress...
3 miles (4.8 km) to its north-east. It was formerly served by Holton Le Moor railway station
Holton Le Moor railway station
Holton Le Moor railway station was a station in Holton le Moor, Lincolnshire.Former Services-References:...
.
In the Domesday account the village is written as "Hoctune". It was within the manor
Manor
-Land tenure:*Manor, an estate in land of the mediaeval era in England*Manorialism, a system of land tenure and organization of the rural economy and society in parts of medieval Europe based on the manor*Manor house, the principal house of a manor...
of Caistor in the then Lindsey
Lindsey
Lindsey was a unit of local government until 1974 in Lincolnshire, England, covering the northern part of the county. The Isle of Axholme, which is on the west side of the River Trent, has normally formed part of it...
North Riding, and prior to the Norman conquest
Norman conquest of England
The Norman conquest of England began on 28 September 1066 with the invasion of England by William, Duke of Normandy. William became known as William the Conqueror after his victory at the Battle of Hastings on 14 October 1066, defeating King Harold II of England...
under the lordship of Earl Morcar. By 1086 the manor had fallen under the lordship of Ivo Taillebois and William I.
In 1885 Kelly's
Kelly's Directory
Kelly's Directory was a trade directory in the United Kingdom that listed all businesses and tradespeople in a particular city or town, as well as a general directory of postal addresses of local gentry, landowners, charities, and other facilities. In effect, it was a Victorian version of today's...
noted that the village was in the parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
of Caistor, had an 1881 population of 178, and that chief agricultural production of the area was in wheat, barley, oats and turnips.
The Grade II listed Anglican church is dedicated to St Luke. It was re-built in 1854 by a George Place in Early English style, consisting of a chancel
Chancel
In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar in the sanctuary at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building...
, nave
Nave
In Romanesque and Gothic Christian abbey, cathedral basilica and church architecture, the nave is the central approach to the high altar, the main body of the church. "Nave" was probably suggested by the keel shape of its vaulting...
, north aisle, and a bell turret with two bells. It was again partly rebuilt in 1926 by H. G. Gamble. The earlier parts of the church are ironstone
Ironstone
Ironstone is a sedimentary rock, either deposited directly as a ferruginous sediment or created by chemical repacement, that contains a substantial proportion of an iron compound from which iron either can be or once was smelted commercially. This term is customarily restricted to hard coarsely...
, the doorway Norman
Norman architecture
About|Romanesque architecture, primarily English|other buildings in Normandy|Architecture of Normandy.File:Durham Cathedral. Nave by James Valentine c.1890.jpg|thumb|200px|The nave of Durham Cathedral demonstrates the characteristic round arched style, though use of shallow pointed arches above the...
style, and the stoup
Holy water font
A holy water font or stoup is a vessel containing holy water generally placed near the entrance of a church. It is used in Catholic Church and Lutheran churches, as well as some Anglican churches to make the Sign of the Cross using the holy water upon entrance and exit...
13th century. There are memorials to the Dixon family, Lords of the Manor
Lord of the Manor
The Lordship of a Manor is recognised today in England and Wales as a form of property and one of three elements of a manor that may exist separately or be combined and may be held in moieties...
, painted wall decoration in the south chapel
Proprietary Chapel
A proprietary chapel is a chapel that originally belonged to a private person. In the 19th century Britain they were common, often being built to cope with urbanisation. Frequently they were set up by evangelical philanthropists with a vision of spreading Christianity in cities whose needs could no...
and stained glass
Stained glass
The term stained glass can refer to coloured glass as a material or to works produced from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant buildings...
windows from 1893.
Holton Hall was built in 1785 for Thomas Dixon by a local builder, and is listed, as are the hall's stables. Other listed structures include a farmhouse, cottages and pigeoncote. In 1964 Pevsner
Nikolaus Pevsner
Sir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner, CBE, FBA was a German-born British scholar of history of art and, especially, of history of architecture...
noted the school to the west of the church, built in 1913 by H. G. Gamble, and described it as "Nice, friendly, symetrical, with large windows, and a steep pediment, decorated with rose branches".
St Luke's infant and junior primary Church of England School was associated with the village church. It closed in the summer of 2006, the pupils being sent to attend other nearby village schools. The main school building is now owned by a Girl Guiding association, and the oldest building on the site, built in 1858, lies mostly unused. The oldest remaining structure in the village, the Moot Hall
Moot hall
A moot hall is meeting or assembly building, traditionally to decide local issues.In Anglo-Saxon England, a low ring-shaped earthwork served as a moot hill or moot mound, where the elders of the hundred would meet to take decisions. Some of these acquired permanent buildings, known as moot halls...
, was often used by the school and is now occasionally used for functions.
External links
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