Hardwick, West Lindsey Explained

Official Name:	Hardwick
Civil Parish:	Hardwick
Country:	England
Region:	East Midlands
Coordinates:	53.271°N -0.6977°W
Hide Services:	Yes
Population:	44
Population Ref:	(2001 census)
Area Total Km2:	3.967
Static Image:	Hardwick farmland - geograph.org.uk - 423373.jpg

Hardwick is a civil parish about 7 miles from Lincoln, in the West Lindsey district, in the county of Lincolnshire, England. In 2001 the parish had a population of 44.^[1] The parish touches Fenton, Kettlethorpe, Saxilby with Ingleby, Thorney and Torksey.^[2]

History

The name "Hardwick" means 'Herd farm'.^[3] Hardwick was recorded in the Domesday Book as Harduic.^[4] Thomas Cantock, later Bishop of Emly and Lord Chancellor of Ireland, was appointed parish priest of Hardwick in 1291.^[5] Hardwick was formerly a township in the parish of Torksey,^[6] in 1866 Hardwick became a civil parish in its own right.^[7]

References

• Web site: Hardwick. City Population De.. 31 December 2021.

External links

• Web site: Settlement remains, Hardwick. Heritage Gateway. 31 December 2021.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Neighbourhood Statistics . 31 December 2021 . 2 April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402124006/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=4&containerAreaId=790461 . dead .
2. Web site: Hardwick. Ordnance Survey. 31 December 2021.
3. Web site: Hardwick Key to English Place-names. The University of Nottingham. 31 December 2021.
4. Web site: Lincolnshire G-H. The Domesday Book Online. 31 December 2021.
5. Ball, F. Elrington The Judges in Ireland 1221-1921 London John Murray 1926
6. Web site: History of Hardwick, in West Lindsey and Lincolnshire. A Vision of Britain through Time. 31 December 2021.
7. Web site: Relationships and changes Hardwick Tn/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 31 December 2021.