Hougham, Lincolnshire

Hougham (/ˈhɒfəm/) is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, 6 miles (10 km) north from Grantham.[1] The village of Marston, Lincolnshire is its closest neighbour, just under 1 mile (1.6 km) to the south.

Hougham

Church of All Saints, Hougham
Hougham
Location within Lincolnshire
OS grid referenceSK890444
• London100 mi (160 km) S
Civil parish
  • Hougham
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGrantham
Postcode districtNG32
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands

History

A fair and market were both founded in 1330.[2]

The village once had its own railway station on the line between Grantham and Newark.

Community

Hougham church is dedicated to All Saints. It is built in Norman style, and contains a monument to Sir Hugh de Bussey, said to have been senior among the Knights Templar.

The ecclesiastical parish is also Hougham, part of The Barkston and Hough Group of the Loveden Deanery of the Diocese of Lincoln. As of 2014, the incumbent is Revd Alan Littlewood.[3]

The Manor House was built c.1620, on the site of a 13th-century manor of the De Bussey family. It has been extensively altered up to the 20th century. The original moat is still discernible.[4]

References
  1. "Hougham". Genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  2. Letters, Samantha: "Lincolnshire - Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs in England and Wales to 1516" (2005). Retrieved 25 June 2010
  3. "Hougham PCC". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011.. Diocese of Lincoln. Retrieved 5 February 2014
  4. Pevsner, Nikolaus; Harris, John: The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire, Penguin (1964); revised by Nicholas Antram (1989), Yale University Press, p. 580. ISBN 0300096208
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