Comments on: East Wykeham Church Ruins Lincolnshire

Comment on East Wykeham Church Ruins Lincolnshire by: Rod

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 06:04:06 +0000

Pete,
that’s wonderful - sounds like you’re really make the most of things.
A warm welcome to the site and hope to hear more of your trips
Kind regards,
Rod

Comment on East Wykeham Church Ruins Lincolnshire by: Pete Bradshaw

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:47:06 +0000

Hello Rod,
Today my mate and I walked from Burgh on Bain along the Viking Way to East Wykeham and photographed the church ruins. We spotted the date stone. We returned via Girsby and called in Burgh on Bain Church. The church ruins are very interesting at Wykeham and your Blog is helpfull. We seem to be following in your footsteps having walked the Nettleton Mines route as you did. We are going to Swaby area next week. We are both Lincolnshire Yellowbellies and are finding the County full of history, as you are aware.
Keep up the good work,
Regards,
Pete Bradshaw and George Stothard.

Comment on East Wykeham Church Ruins Lincolnshire by: Rod

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:39:10 +0000

Eric,
thanks for the comment and welcome to the site - not off the top of my head I’m afraid - it’s well worth looking into though - rest assured anything that comes up will go on this page
Regards
Rod

Comment on East Wykeham Church Ruins Lincolnshire by: Eric Wood

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 09:45:17 +0000

Just found your site ! Fascinating, I live within sight of the East Wykeham church. Have you any information on those earthworks roughly east of the church ?

Comment on East Wykeham Church Ruins Lincolnshire by: Rod

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 14:35:18 +0000

Hi Pete,
thanks for the info’ and welcome to the site - very useful and I hope you’ll return
All the best
Rod

Comment on East Wykeham Church Ruins Lincolnshire by: Pete Skipworth

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 08:11:30 +0000

Hi Rod,

Interestingly you do not need permission to look at the church this area is open access, and you are allowed to enter onto it, the internet gives you the boundaries.

Regards

Pete

Comment on East Wykeham Church Ruins Lincolnshire by: Rod

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:39:17 +0000

Neville,
I think the hall is still in the hands of the Milligan family and runs as Wykeham Hall Farm
Best
Rod

Comment on East Wykeham Church Ruins Lincolnshire by: Amiguru

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:04:49 +0000

Rod,
Kelly’s Directory of Lincolnshire 1885. Edited extract for East Wykeham:

“East Wykeham, formerly extra-parochial, is now a parish……….The parish consists of one farm. Wykeham Hall is an ancient mansion, which has been restored and stands in a well-wooded park, through which runs the river Bain. Near the remains of the church, which stands in the park and are preserved is the family vault of the Child family……..The estate is tithe free subject to a yearly payment to the incumbent of Ludford. George Lewis Ffytche esq. D.L., J.P. of Thorpe hall, Louth is lord of the manor and sole landowner……….poulation in 1881 was 37……….Milligan James, farmer, The Hall”

Incidentally, there is no entry for West Wykeham.

Regards,
N le

Comment on East Wykeham Church Ruins Lincolnshire by: Rod

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:46:45 +0000

Neville,
for what it’s worth and going on what I’ve seen in the past I’d go with ‘Wicham’ being Wykeham rather than Witham - all things being equal.

As to Doris, she’s given something to the world Neville - not many people can say that in reality.
Best
Rod

Comment on East Wykeham Church Ruins Lincolnshire by: Amiguru

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:04:30 +0000

Rod,

Yes indeed, re the book. I’m downloading lots of pdf reference volumes now to build a focused digital local history library.

Just to clarify a couple of anomalies:

I’m quite happy with the gist of the Selden Society translation in the link above but I have investigated the place names involved and whereas they translate ‘Hotham’ as ‘Hougham’ and ‘Wicham’ as ‘Witham’, I am more inclined to the Lincoln Record Society versions which are ‘Holtham’ and ‘Wykeham’ respectively. If the geographical locations of these places is examined it is more likely to be the LRS versions which have the balance of probabilty. To be fair, I need to add that the LRS translation gives the ‘Wicham’ location as “Wykeham (East or West)” but I think that after 800+ years it makes little difference as the two Wykehams are only about a kilometer apart!

All credit to Doris M. Stenton who undertook the LRS translation of the Rolls over several years and who lays out in the volume the strict rules to which she adhered in the task, even down to placing of original superscriptions, subscriptions and punctuation!

Regards,
N le