Waddingham

{{Short description|Village and civil parish in Lincolnshire, England}}

{{Infobox UK place

| static_image_name= Waddingham, Anderson's Mill.jpg

| static_image_alt=

| static_image_caption= Andersons mill, Waddingham

| country = England

| official_name= Waddingham

| map_alt=

| coordinates = {{coord|53.453234|-0.519252|display=inline,title}}

| population= 601

| population_ref= (2011)

| shire_district= West Lindsey

| shire_county = Lincolnshire

| region= East Midlands

| constituency_westminster= Gainsborough (UK Parliament constituency)

| post_town= GAINSBOROUGH

| postcode_district = DN21

| postcode_area= DN

| dial_code=

| os_grid_reference= SK984961

| london_distance_mi= 145

| london_direction= S

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Waddingham is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.{{cite map|title=Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 112 Scunthorpe & Gainsborough|ISBN= 9780319229361 |publisher=Ordnance Survey|date=2012}} It is geographically situated {{convert|1.5|mi|km|1}} to the east of the A15 road, {{convert|10|mi|km}} south-east from Scunthorpe and {{convert|16|mi|km}} north from Lincoln. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001 Waddingham (including Brandy Wharf) had a population of 548;{{cite web|url=https://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11130055&c=waddingham&d=16&e=15&g=6447864&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1460268282156&enc=1|title= Area: Waddingham (Parish), Key Figures for 2001 Census|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|accessdate=10 April 2016}} by the time of the United Kingdom Census 2011, the population had increased to 601.

History

Originally there were two settlements, Stainton (where the present church is) and Wadingham, which were on either side of the Waddingham Beck which runs through the village. Both settlements are mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086.{{cite web|url=http://opendomesday.org/place/SK9896/stainton/|title=Open Domesday: Stainton|publisher= Anna Powell-Smith|author=Professor J.J.N.Palmer|website=www.opendomesday.org|accessdate=10 April 2016}} Both places have Anglo Saxon names: Stainton is derived from The Old English "Stan" (stone), and the Old English "Tun" (farm), meaning stony farm.Mills, 2011, p. 431 Waddingham is derived from two common OE suffixes: "ing" (person), or "ingas" (people), and "ham" (village or settlement), meaning the village of, or belonging to, the Wada family or tribe.Mills, 2011, p. 479

File:Waddingham Church - geograph.org.uk - 124854.jpg]]

The Church of St Mary and St Peter, Waddingham (originally St Peter) church chancel arch is 13th-century, the tower being a 15th-century addition. The church was largely rebuilt in 1862.

Culture and community

Waddingham had a post office and village shop, which closed in late August 2022, and a Methodist chapel. Opposite the Jubilee Hall (built to commemorate HM Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee in 1977) is Waddingham Primary School. The village public house is now closed.

References

Sources

{{cite book|title=A Dictionary of British Place Names|first1= A.D.|last1= Mills|publisher=Oxford University Press| location=Oxford| orig-year= first published 1991|date=2011|edition=First edition revised 2011|isbn=9780199609086 }}

External links

{{Commons category-inline|Waddingham|position=left}}
[http://stmaryandstpeter.webs.com St Mary & St Peter's Church web site]
[http://www.waddingham.lincs.sch.uk/ Waddingham Primary School web site]
[http://waddingham.gov.uk/ Waddingham Parish Council web site]

Category:Villages in Lincolnshire

Category:Civil parishes in Lincolnshire

Category:West Lindsey District