Dunholme

Dunholme is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the A46 road, and 5 miles (8 km) north-east from the city and county town of Lincoln.

Dunholme

Church of St Chad, Dunholme
Dunholme
Location within Lincolnshire
Population2,054 (2011)
OS grid referenceTF023792
• London125 mi (201 km) S
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLincoln
Postcode districtLN2
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

Dunholme has a post office and village shop, and St Chad's CE Primary School on Ryland Road.

The parish church is dedicated to Saint Chad, and is a Grade I listed building, built in Early English style.[1] It contains a kneeling effigy to Robert Grantham (died 1616), and was restored in 1856 and 1892.[2]

RAF Dunholme Lodge airfield was used by RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War. It closed in 1964 and little remains; some of the site is now the William Farr School.

Every summer the village holds a village fate. The fate is held in the centre of the village near the church and involves a duck race alongside many other activities.

References
  1. Historic England. "St Chad, Dunholme (349563)". PastScape. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
  2. Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire p. 119; Methuen & Co. Ltd
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