Leadenham
{{Short description|Village and civil parish in North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England}}
{{distinguish|Ledenham}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2014}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2014}}
{{Infobox UK place
| static_image_name = Leadenhampostoffice.jpg
| static_image_alt = Stonebuilt shop with modern PVC folding canopy, on a sunny day. A bright pot of flowers on the left, and ivy up the stone building on the right.
| static_image_caption = Leadenham post office
| country = England
| official_name = Leadenham
| map_alt = Location of the village within historic Lincolnshire
| coordinates = {{coord|53.0589|-0.5816|display=inline,title}}
| population = 410
| population_ref = (2011)
| shire_district = North Kesteven
| shire_county = Lincolnshire
| region = East Midlands
| constituency_westminster = Sleaford and North Hykeham
| post_town = Lincoln
| postcode_district = LN5
| postcode_area = LN
| dial_code =
| os_grid_reference = SK952524
| london_distance_mi = 110
| london_direction = S
}}
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Leadenham is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 410.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11125506&c=Leadenham&d=16&e=62&g=6446710&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1463913354218&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=22 May 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}} It lies {{convert|11|mi|km|0}} north of Grantham, {{convert|14|mi|km}} south of Lincoln and {{convert|9|mi|km}} north west of Sleaford the A607 between Welbourn and Fulbeck, and at the southern edge of the Lincoln Cliff.
History
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There is evidence of Bronze Age,{{PastScape|mnumber=1053284|mname=|accessdate=16 February 2013}} Romano-British{{PastScape|mnumber=1053282|mname=|accessdate=16 February 2013}}{{PastScape|mnumber=1058987|mname=|accessdate=16 February 2013}} and Early Medieval occupation.{{PastScape|mnumber=1058984|mname=|accessdate=16 February 2013}}{{PastScape|mnumber=326182|mname=|accessdate=16 February 2013}}
The name of the village probably comes from the Anglo-Saxon 'Leodan' and 'ham' for "homestead or village of a man called Leoda." It appears in the Domesday Book as "Ledeneham".{{cite book|first=A. D. |last=Mills|title=A Dictionary of English Place Names|publisher=OUP|year=1991|page=291}}
Much of the village belonged to the Reeve family whose family seat is still Leadenham House, a Georgian country house built from 1790 for William Reeve.
The Royal Flying Corps airfield to the east was built in 1916, and closed in 1919.{{PastScape|mname=RFC Leadenham|mnumber=1512219|accessdate=29 January 2014}}
The village boasted a railway station from 1876 to 1965 which was part of the Grantham and Lincoln Railway Line.{{Cite web|title=Heritage Gateway - Results|url=https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MLI86610&resourceID=1006|access-date=2022-01-11|website=www.heritagegateway.org.uk}}
Geography
In 1995 the village was bypassed to the south by the A17.
Work on the bypass started on Thursday 17 February 1994. It cost £3.3m, being built by May Gurney.Lincolnshire Echo Thursday 17 February 1994, page 7 The bypass was opened on Friday 10 March 1995 by Douglas Hogg.Sleaford Target Wednesday 15 March 1995
Community
Leadenham Anglican church is dedicated to St Swithun; it originated in the 13th century and is in Decorated style.{{PastScape|mnumber=326146|mname=Church of St Swithin|accessdate=29 January 2014}}
The ecclesiastical parish is part of the Loveden Deanery of the Diocese of Lincoln. As of 2016, the incumbent is Rev Alison Healy.{{cite web|url=http://www.lincoln.anglican.org/search_parishes.php?23191020|title=Diocese of Lincoln: Directory–Leadenham|publisher=Diocese of Lincoln|accessdate=24 January 2016|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716073749/http://www.lincoln.anglican.org/search_parishes.php?23191020|archivedate=16 July 2011|df=dmy-all}}
The Village Post Office is in the heart of Leadenham on Main Road. In 2015, Leadenham Teahouse opened within the Post Office. In March 2017, the Post Office and Leadenham Teahouse won a Rural Oscar with the Countryside Alliance awards for the Best Post Office and Village Shop in the East of England.
The village public house is the George Hotel on High Street (A607).
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Transport
Leadenham is served by the hourly Lincolnshire InterConnect route 1 operated by Stagecoach Lincolnshire (between Lincoln and Grantham).
References
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Leadenham}}
- Leadenham Teahouse{{Cite web|url=http://www.leadenhamteahouse.co.uk/|title=- Leadenham Teahouse|website=Leadenham Teahouse|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-05-23}}
- [http://www.leadenhamprimaryschool.co.uk/ Primary school]
- [http://www.leadenhamplayers.co.uk Leadenham Players]
- [http://www.leadenhampoloclub.com/ Leadenham Polo Club]
- [https://archive.today/20070617172822/http://www.statelyhomes.com/areas/details.asp?HID=1923&ID=1316&path=12,3095,38,1316&town= Leadenham House]
- [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LIN/Leadenham/ "Leadenham"], Genuki
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Category:Villages in Lincolnshire