Haltham
{{Short description|Village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2014}}
{{Infobox UK place
|country= England
|coordinates= {{coord|53.156120|-0.136316|display=inline,title}}
|official_name= Haltham
|map_alt=
|static_image_name= Churchyard Cross - geograph.org.uk - 549899.jpg
|static_image_alt=
|static_image_caption= Churchyard cross and St Benedict's Church, Haltham
|population= 122
|population_ref= (2011)
|civil_parish= Haltham
|shire_district= East Lindsey
|shire_county= Lincolnshire
|region= East Midlands
|constituency_westminster= Louth and Horncastle
|post_town= HORNCASTLE
|postcode_district= LN9
|postcode_area= LN
|dial_code= 01507
|os_grid_reference= TF247637
|london_distance_mi= 110
|london_direction= S
}}
Haltham is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 122.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11124145&c=Haltham&d=16&e=62&g=6446124&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1463654447828&enc=1 |title=Haltham (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census |work=Neighbourhood Statistics |publisher=Office for National Statistics |access-date=19 May 2016}} It is situated {{convert|4|mi|km|1}} south from the town of Horncastle, and on the east bank of the River Bain in the Lincolnshire Wolds, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
History
{{main|St Benedict's Church, Haltham-on-Bain}}
Haltham is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Holtha", with 15 households, and King William I as Lord of the Manor.{{cite web|title=Domesday Map|url=http://www.domesdaymap.co.uk/place/TF2463/haltham/|work=Haltham|publisher=Anna Powell-Smith/University of Hull|access-date=19 June 2011}}
= Church =
The parish church was dedicated to Saint Benedict, and is a Grade I listed building built of greenstone and red-brick dating from the 12th century, with restorations in 1881 and 1890. In 1964 Pevsner noted a chalice and flagon, dated 1765, by London silversmith Francis Crump.Pevsner, Nikolaus; Harris, John; The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire p. 265; Penguin (1964); revised by Nicholas Antram in 1989, Yale University Press. {{ISBN|0-300-09620-8}} The church was closed by the Diocese of Lincoln in October 1977, and is now maintained by the Churches Conservation Trust.{{cite web|title=Haltham|url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LIN/Haltham/|publisher=Genuki.org.uk|access-date=19 June 2011}}{{PastScape|mnumber=352856|mname=St Benedict Haltham|access-date=19 June 2011}}{{cite web|title=British Listed Buildings|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-400417-church-of-st-benedict-haltham|work=St Benedict Haltham|publisher=English Heritage|access-date=19 June 2011}}
In the churchyard is the base of a 14th-century cross which is Grade II listed and also a scheduled monument.{{cite web|title=British Listed Buildings|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-400418-churchyard-cross-to-church-of-st-benedic|work=cross, Haltham|publisher=English Heritage|access-date=19 June 2011}}{{NHLE|num=1010680|desc=Churchyard cross, St Benedict's churchyard|access-date=17 June 2017}}
Geography
The village was served by the Marmion Arms public house, a half-timbered thatched building.{{cite web|title=Lincs to the Past|url=http://www.lincstothepast.com/MARMION-ARMS--HALTHAM-ON-BAIN--LINCOLNSHIRE/466071.record?pt=S|work=Marmion Arms, Haltham|publisher=Lincolnshire Archives|access-date=19 June 2011}}
In 1885 Kelly's Directory recorded that agricultural production in the then {{convert|2380|acre|km2}} acre parish was chiefly wheat, oats and turnips, The 1881 population was 179.Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire with the port of Hull 1885, p. 464
References
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External links
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Category:East Lindsey District