Low Burnham Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:53.5106°N -0.8252°W
Map Type:North Lincolnshire
Official Name:Low Burnham
Static Image:Burnham Methodist Chapel - geograph.org.uk - 5615800.jpg
Static Image Caption:The Former Burnham Methodist Chapel, is now the village hall.
Population:409
Population Ref:(2021 Census)
Shire District:North Lincolnshire
Shire County:Lincolnshire
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituency Westminster:Brigg and Goole
Civil Parish:Haxey
Post Town:Doncaster
Postcode District:DN9
Postcode Area:DN
Dial Code:0147
London Distance Mi:172
London Direction:S

Low Burnham is a small village[1] [2] in the civil parish of Haxey on the Isle of Axholme in the unitary area of North Lincolnshire in Lincolnshire, England.[3] [4] The village is located to the south of the market town of Epworth and the north of the town of Haxey. The village is home to a local attraction known as the Holy Well which is a small spring of water believed to date back to when King Oswald was slain. The well holds importance as a historical landmark due to its location at one of the many battlefields of the Battle of Maserfield in 614 A.D.[5] [6] The village is also home to Lower Burnham Mill and the former Burnham Primitive Methodist Church.[7] The hamlet of High Burnham is to the southeast of the village.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Town and Village Guide - Low Burnham in Lincolnshire - United Kingdom . www.townandvillageguide.com . 17 August 2024.
  2. Web site: [High and Low] Burnham Domesday Book ]. opendomesday.org . 17 August 2024.
  3. Book: Bridgland . David R. . Howard . Andy . White . Mark J. . White . Tom S. . Quaternary of the Trent . 31 March 2014 . Oxbow Books . 978-1-78297-026-2 . 35 . 17 August 2024 . en.
  4. Book: POST OFFICE DIRECTORY OF LINCOLNSHIRE, WITH MAP ENGRAVED EXPRESSLY FOR THE WORK AND CORRECTED TO THE TIME OF PUBLICATION . 1855 . 114 . 17 August 2024 . en.
  5. Web site: Holy Well, Lower Burnham, Haxey, Lincolnshire . The Northern Antiquarian . 17 August 2024 . en . 21 March 2014.
  6. Book: Hills (B.A.) . Peter J. . The "Holy Well" at Low Burnham and the Site of the Battle of Maserfield, 641 A.D.-The Identification Re-Examined . 1967 . St. John's College, York . 17 August 2024 . en.
  7. Web site: Burnham Primitive Methodist Chapel Lincolnshire . My Primitive Methodists . 17 August 2024 . en.