Official Name: | Harts Grounds |
Static Image Name: | Harts Grounds - geograph.org.uk - 997908.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | Harts Ground |
Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 53.0625°N -0.1988°W |
Civil Parish: | Holland Fen with Brothertoft |
Shire County: | Lincolnshire |
Region: | East Midlands |
Post Town: | Boston |
Postcode District: | LN4 |
Postcode Area: | LN |
Os Grid Reference: | TF208532 |
London Distance Mi: | 100 |
London Direction: | S |
Harts Ground or Harts Grounds is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Holland Fen with Brothertoft, in the Boston district, Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 9miles north-west from the town of Boston.[1]
Harts Ground was formerly an extra-parochial area,[2] prone to flooding prior to the drainage of Holland Fen in 1767.[3] In 1858 it became a civil parish, on 1 April 1935 when it was reduced to enlarge Dogdyke,[4] on 1 April 1987 the parish was abolished to form Holland Fen with Brothertoft.[5] In 1971 the parish had a population of 4.[6] It was, and remains today, an area of isolated farms.[7]
Harts Grounds Farmhouse dated to the late 18th century and was built in rendered brick with a pantile roof. It was a Grade II listed building but was de-listed in May 2018 as it was no longer in existence[8] [9] [10]