| Official Name: | Witham on the Hill |
| Country: | England |
| Region: | East Midlands |
| Static Image Name: | Church of St Andrew, Witham on the Hill - geograph.org.uk - 203015.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | St Andrew, Witham on the Hill |
| Population: | 260 |
| Population Ref: | (2011 census) |
| Os Grid Reference: | TF053165 |
| Map Type: | Lincolnshire |
| Coordinates: | 52.7362°N -0.441°W |
| Post Town: | BOURNE |
| Postcode Area: | PE |
| Postcode District: | PE10 |
| Dial Code: | 01778 |
| Civil Parish: | Witham on the Hill |
| Shire District: | South Kesteven |
| Shire County: | Lincolnshire |
| Constituency Westminster: | Grantham and Stamford |
| London Distance Mi: | 85 |
| London Direction: | SSE |
Witham on the Hill is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England.[1] The population of the civil parish was 260 at the 2011 census.[2]
The hall is a Grade II listed building, dating from ca 1730 but extended several times. The hall was once owned by descendants of Archdeacon Robert Johnson, the founder of Oakham and Uppingham Schools, including Lieutenant-General William Augustus Johnson MP.[3]
The parish church is dedicated to Saint Andrew. The tower and steeple were re-built in a medieval revival style by the Stamford architect George Portwood in 1737–8.[4] [5]
The original village stocks and whipping post are preserved under a modern canopy.[6]
In 2002, West Farm (on the Little Bytham road) had trials for GM rapeseed planted by Aventis.[7] [8]
The village is between the east and west tributaries of the River Glen, and despite its name, is not on the top of its 'hill', which reaches a peak 1miles west towards Careby. It is approximately 0.5miles from the A6121 Bourne-Stamford road. To the west is Little Bytham, and to the east are Manthorpe and Toft. The predominant landowner in the area is the Grimsthorpe Estate.
The civil parish covers a large area, extending north into Grimsthorpe Park and Dobbins Wood where it meets the boundary of Edenham, and the boundary with Toft with Lound and Manthorpe is mostly along the A6121. Manthorpe, Bourne used to be part of the civil parish.
The village has a co-educational preparatory school, Witham Hall, which marked its 50th year in 2009. The nearest state primary school is on Creeton Road in Little Bytham. Secondary schools are in Bourne.
The Six Bells public house was built in 1905 by the architect A. N. Prentice and is Grade II listed. It is on the road to the A6121. When built, the parish church did have six bells, but in 1932 they were augmented to eight.