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

Church of All Saints, Mareham on the Hill
Mareham on the Hill
Location within Lincolnshire
Population133 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceTF285679
• London115 mi (185 km) S
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHorncastle
Postcode districtLN9
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

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.
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