Sixhills
Encyclopedia
Sixhills is a village in the West Lindsey
district of Lincolnshire
, England, about 3 miles (4.8 km) south-east from Market Rasen
. It lies just south of the A631
between Market Rasen and Ludford
.
The village was the site of a former nunnery
of the Gilbertine Order
, to which Gwladys ferch Dafydd
was sent until her death in 1336.
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...
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, about 3 miles (4.8 km) south-east from 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....
. It lies just south of the A631
A631 road
The A631 is a road running from Sheffield, South Yorkshire to Louth, Lincolnshire in England. It passes through the counties of South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire. The road has many towns on its route including Rotherham, Maltby, Gainsborough and Market Rasen. It is mostly single...
between Market Rasen and Ludford
Ludford, Lincolnshire
Ludford is a village and parish in the English county of Lincolnshire. It comprises the adjacent villages of Ludford Magna and Ludford Parva.-Geography:It lies in East Lindsey, just outside of its bordering region, West Lindsey...
.
The village was the site of a former nunnery
Convent
A convent is either a community of priests, religious brothers, religious sisters, or nuns, or the building used by the community, particularly in the Roman Catholic Church and in the Anglican Communion...
of the Gilbertine Order
Gilbertine Order
The Gilbertine Order of Canons Regular was founded around 1130 by Saint Gilbert in Sempringham, Lincolnshire, where Gilbert was the parish priest...
, to which Gwladys ferch Dafydd
Gwladys ferch Dafydd
Gwladys ferch Dafydd was the daughter of Dafydd ap Gruffudd, the last free Prince of Wales, and Elizabeth Ferrers. She probably spent most her life in the company of her father in England and Gwynedd....
was sent until her death in 1336.