Long Bennington
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Long Bennington is a village in South Kesteven
, south Lincolnshire
, England
. It is equidistant from Newark-on-Trent
(Notts) and Grantham
, and from the villages of Stubton and Orston. It has a population of 1,847.
and made a high-pitched musical sound when driving along it. It is now made from tarmac
being replaced in 2003 at a cost of £4.4m. The River Witham
runs to the east of this linear village. The Viking Way
has passed through the south-east of the village since 1997 to avoid a direct crossing of the A1.
was an Alien house granted in 1462 to the priory of Mount Grace
.
It has three pubs, a Methodist chapel, and an Anglican church, St Swithun's. The pubs are called the Reindeer, Royal Oak and the Wheatsheaf, being conveniently situated for passing motorists. The primary school is well regarded and has had good reports from the Ofsted
inspection system. The village had connections with the Younghusband family whose members include the first western man to enter Lhasa
. It has a parish council consisting of 11 councillors. It is twinned with the village of Bretteville l'Orgueilleuse in Normandy
, France
. It has a football team, and a bowls team along with a youth club. Also it is meant to be the last place King Harold of Wessex camped before the Battle of Hastings.
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:...
, south 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 is equidistant from Newark-on-Trent
Newark-on-Trent
Newark-on-Trent is a market town in Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands region of England. It stands on the River Trent, the A1 , and the East Coast Main Line railway. The origins of the town are possibly Roman as it lies on an important Roman road, the Fosse Way...
(Notts) and 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 from the villages of Stubton and Orston. It has a population of 1,847.
Geography
Lying alongside the A1 road, its main street was once the part of the Great North Road from London to Edinburgh until December 1968. The bypass was made from concreteConcrete
Concrete is a composite construction material, composed of cement and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate , water and chemical admixtures.The word concrete comes from the Latin word...
and made a high-pitched musical sound when driving along it. It is now made from tarmac
Tarmac
Tarmac is a type of road surface. Tarmac refers to a material patented by Edgar Purnell Hooley in 1901...
being replaced in 2003 at a cost of £4.4m. The River Witham
River Witham
The River Witham is a river, almost entirely in the county of Lincolnshire, in the east of England. It rises south of Grantham close to South Witham, at SK8818, passes Lincoln at SK9771 and at Boston, TF3244, flows into The Haven, a tidal arm of The Wash, near RSPB Frampton Marsh...
runs to the east of this linear village. The Viking Way
Viking Way
The Viking Way is a long distance footpath in England running between the Humber Bridge in North Lincolnshire and Oakham in Rutland. The Countryside Commission recognised the significance of the Viking Way as a high quality long distance walk linking other major routes in Eastern England, these...
has passed through the south-east of the village since 1997 to avoid a direct crossing of the A1.
History
Long Bennington PrioryLong Bennington Priory
Long Bennington Priory was a priory in Lincolnshire, England.The church at Long Bennington was granted by Ralf de Fougères, to the Cistercian abbey of Savigny in 1163, But it seems that the priory did not come into existence until around the end of the twelfth century.There is mention of a warden...
was an Alien house granted in 1462 to the priory of Mount Grace
Mount Grace Priory
Mount Grace Priory, in the parish of East Harlsey, North Yorkshire, England is today the best preserved and most accessible of the ten medieval Carthusian houses in England....
.
It has three pubs, a Methodist chapel, and an Anglican church, St Swithun's. The pubs are called the Reindeer, Royal Oak and the Wheatsheaf, being conveniently situated for passing motorists. The primary school is well regarded and has had good reports from the Ofsted
Ofsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....
inspection system. The village had connections with the Younghusband family whose members include the first western man to enter Lhasa
Lhasa
Lhasa is the administrative capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region in the People's Republic of China and the second most populous city on the Tibetan Plateau, after Xining. At an altitude of , Lhasa is one of the highest cities in the world...
. It has a parish council consisting of 11 councillors. It is twinned with the village of Bretteville l'Orgueilleuse in Normandy
Normandy
Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is in France.The continental territory covers 30,627 km² and forms the preponderant part of Normandy and roughly 5% of the territory of France. It is divided for administrative purposes into two régions:...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It has a football team, and a bowls team along with a youth club. Also it is meant to be the last place King Harold of Wessex camped before the Battle of Hastings.