Old Woodhall Explained

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Country:England
Official Name:Old Woodhall
Coordinates:53.1942°N -0.1755°W
Civil Parish:Stixwould and Woodhall
Shire District:East Lindsey
Shire County:Lincolnshire
Region:East Midlands
Constituency Westminster:Louth and Horncastle (UK Parliament constituency)
Post Town:Horncastle
Postcode District:LN9 5
Postcode Area:LN
Os Grid Reference:TF219678

Old Woodhall or Woodhall, is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Stixwould and Woodhall, in the East Lindsey district, in the county of Lincolnshire, England. It is located about 3miles south west of Horncastle. In 1961 the parish had a population of 123.[1]

Woodhall Spa was created a civil parish on 1 April 1889[2] comprising portions of Langton, Woodhall, Thimbleby, and Thornton.[3] The boundary between Woodhall Spa and Woodhall was the Reeds Beck Road.[3] On 1 April 1987 the parish of Woodhall was abolished and merged with Stixwould to form "Stixwould and Woodhall".[4]

The church of Saint Margaret was built in the 14th century and may have once been part of the moated manorial complex of Woodhall Hall. The church declared redundant by the Diocese of Lincoln in 1971, and was demolished in 1972.[5]

There is a medieval moated site which represents the site of Woodhall Hall, which is an ancient scheduled monument.

Darwood House is a grade II listed farmhouse dating from the 15th century with 17th and 19th century alterations.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population statistics Woodhall CP/AP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 7 September 2023.
  2. Web site: Relationships and changes Woodhall CP/AP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 7 September 2023.
  3. Web site: Kellys Directory. Kellys Directories Ltd. 28 April 2011. 611. 1919.
  4. Web site: Horncastle Registration District. UKBMD. 7 September 2023.
  5. Web site: Woodhall. GENUKI. GENUKI. 29 August 2011.