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Mareham on the Hill

Mareham on the Hill is a village and civil parish about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south-east from the town of Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England.

Mareham on the Hill is listed in the 1086 Domesday Book as having one household and 8 acres (0.032 km2) of woodland.[2]

The parish church is dedicated to All Saints and is a Grade II* listed building dating from the 15th century, although it was restored in 1780 and remodelled in 1804. It is built of green sandstone, limestone and red brick, and is colourwashed.[3]

The ecclesiastical parish is Mareham on the Hill, part of The Fen and Hill Group of the Deanery of Horncastle. The 2013 incumbent is Rev Canon Alec Boyd.[4][5]

Mareham Grange farmhouse is a Grade II listed 18th-century red-brick farmhouse with 20th-century alterations.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Mareham on the Hill". Domesday Map. Anna Powell-Smith/University of Hull. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  3. ^ Historic England. "All Saints, Mareham on the Hill (1262409)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Mareham on the Hill P C C". Diocese of Lincoln. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Fen and Hill Group of Parishes". Ourchurchweb.org.uk. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  6. ^ Historic England. "Mareham Grange Farmhouse (1252186)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 July 2011.