Waddingham
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Waddingham is a village
and civil parish
in the West Lindsey
district of Lincolnshire
, England
. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 548. It is just off the A15 north of Caenby Corner
.
Originally there were two settlements, Stainton where the present church is and Wadingham which were on either side of a stream, Waddingham Beck
, which runs through the village. Both settlements are mentioned in the Domesday Book
, but they existed long before then. Both places have Anglo Saxon names. Stainton is derived from The Old English Stan; (stone) and the Old English Tun; (farm) thus stony farm. Waddingham is derived from two common OE suffixes, ing; (person) or ingas; (people) and ham; (village or settlement.) Thus the village of (belonging to) the Wada family or “tribe”. (University of Nottingham Institute for Name Studies.)
St Mary & St Peter (originally St Peter) church chancel arch is 13th century, the tower being a 15th century addition. The church was largely rebuilt in 1862. Apart from the church, no extant structures can be dated with certainty prior to the early 18th century, and there are only a handful of those. Church website: http://stmaryandstpeter.webs.com
The cottages which once comprised the entrance to the yard and stables, close to the church, may be 17th century in origin. Nevertheless, it is possible to judge that Waddingham was a large and important village prior to the population migration into towns and cities of the 18th and 19th centuries. As elsewhere in England, the wattle and daub thatched dwelling have not survived, but the size of the village green gives testimony to the very considerable economic activity which must have centred on the village.
Waddingham has a post office
, a butcher
,a village shop, and a Methodist chapel
. The Jubilee Hall is available for local functions and houses a doctor's surgery. Opposite is Waddingham Primary School. Close by is the village pub, the Marquis of Granby.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and civil parish
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 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...
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
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. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 548. It is just off the A15 north of Caenby Corner
Caenby Corner
Caenby Corner is a small settlement in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies at the junction of the A15 and A631, 10 miles north of Lincoln....
.
Originally there were two settlements, Stainton where the present church is and Wadingham which were on either side of a stream, Waddingham Beck
Stream
A stream is a body of water with a current, confined within a bed and stream banks. Depending on its locale or certain characteristics, a stream may be referred to as a branch, brook, beck, burn, creek, "crick", gill , kill, lick, rill, river, syke, bayou, rivulet, streamage, wash, run or...
, which runs through the village. Both settlements are mentioned in the Domesday Book
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...
, but they existed long before then. Both places have Anglo Saxon names. Stainton is derived from The Old English Stan; (stone) and the Old English Tun; (farm) thus stony farm. Waddingham is derived from two common OE suffixes, ing; (person) or ingas; (people) and ham; (village or settlement.) Thus the village of (belonging to) the Wada family or “tribe”. (University of Nottingham Institute for Name Studies.)
St Mary & St Peter (originally St Peter) church chancel arch is 13th century, the tower being a 15th century addition. The church was largely rebuilt in 1862. Apart from the church, no extant structures can be dated with certainty prior to the early 18th century, and there are only a handful of those. Church website: http://stmaryandstpeter.webs.com
The cottages which once comprised the entrance to the yard and stables, close to the church, may be 17th century in origin. Nevertheless, it is possible to judge that Waddingham was a large and important village prior to the population migration into towns and cities of the 18th and 19th centuries. As elsewhere in England, the wattle and daub thatched dwelling have not survived, but the size of the village green gives testimony to the very considerable economic activity which must have centred on the village.
Waddingham has a post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
, a butcher
Butcher
A butcher is a person who may slaughter animals, dress their flesh, sell their meat or any combination of these three tasks. They may prepare standard cuts of meat, poultry, fish and shellfish for sale in retail or wholesale food establishments...
,a village shop, and a Methodist chapel
Chapel
A chapel is a building used by Christians as a place of fellowship and worship. It may be part of a larger structure or complex, such as a church, college, hospital, palace, prison or funeral home, located on board a military or commercial ship, or it may be an entirely free-standing building,...
. The Jubilee Hall is available for local functions and houses a doctor's surgery. Opposite is Waddingham Primary School. Close by is the village pub, the Marquis of Granby.