Hougham, Lincolnshire
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Hougham is a village and civil parish
in the South Kesteven
district of Lincolnshire
, England
. It once had its own Hougham railway station
on the line between Grantham
and Newark. The village of Marston, Lincolnshire
is its closest municipal neighbour.
The ecclesiastical parish is also Hougham, part of The Barkston and Hough Group of the Loveden
Deanery
of the Diocese of Lincoln
. The church is dedicated to All Saints
. The incumbent is The Revd Stuart Hadley.
, credited as the first professor appointed at Purdue University in Indiana, USA.
A fair and Market were both founded in 1330.
The church, built in the Norman
style contains a monument to Sir Hugh de Bussey (said to have been senior among the Knights Templar).
The Manor House was built c. 1620, on the site of a 13th century manor of the De Bussey family. It has been extensively altered, right up to the 20th century. The original moat is still discernible.
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 South Kesteven
South Kesteven
South Kesteven is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England, forming part of the traditional Kesteven division of the county. It covers Grantham, Stamford, Bourne and Market Deeping.-History:...
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
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It once had its own Hougham railway station
Hougham railway station
Hougham railway station is a former railway station in Hougham, Lincolnshire which was closed during the cutback of the British Rail network. The station was about a mile east of the village of Hougham itself and was part of the Great Northern Railway...
on the line between Grantham
Grantham
Grantham is a market town within the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It bestrides the East Coast Main Line railway , the historic A1 main north-south road, and the River Witham. Grantham is located approximately south of the city of Lincoln, and approximately east of Nottingham...
and Newark. The village of Marston, Lincolnshire
Marston, Lincolnshire
Marston is a village in Lincolnshire, England, just north of the A1 near Long Bennington.There is a church dedicated to St Mary, a Hall , a Fishery Marston is a village in Lincolnshire, England, just north of the A1 near Long Bennington.There is a church dedicated to St Mary, a Hall (Marston Hall),...
is its closest municipal neighbour.
The ecclesiastical parish is also Hougham, part of The Barkston and Hough Group of the Loveden
Loveden
Loveden is a Deanery of the Diocese of Lincoln, England, and a former Wapentake.Loveden is located broadly to the North of Grantham and includes the villages from Long Bennington in the west to Culverthorpe in the east, and from Welby in the south as far north as Welbourn...
Deanery
Deanery
A Deanery is an ecclesiastical entity in both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residence of a Dean.- Catholic usage :...
of the Diocese of Lincoln
Diocese of Lincoln
The Diocese of Lincoln forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England. The present diocese covers the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire.- History :...
. The church is dedicated to All Saints
All Saints
All Saints' Day , often shortened to All Saints, is a solemnity celebrated on 1 November by parts of Western Christianity, and on the first Sunday after Pentecost in Eastern Christianity, in honour of all the saints, known and unknown...
. The incumbent is The Revd Stuart Hadley.
History
Thought to be the ancestral home of John S. HoughamJohn S. Hougham
John Scherer Hougham , was Purdue University’s first appointed professor, and acting President between the administrations of Abraham C. Shortridge and Emerson E...
, credited as the first professor appointed at Purdue University in Indiana, USA.
A fair and Market were both founded in 1330.
The church, built in the 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 contains a monument to Sir Hugh de Bussey (said to have been senior among the Knights Templar).
The Manor House was built c. 1620, on the site of a 13th century manor of the De Bussey family. It has been extensively altered, right up to the 20th century. The original moat is still discernible.