Gosberton
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Gosberton | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | SPALDING | |
Postcode district | PE11 | |
Dialling code | 01775 | |
Police | Lincolnshire | |
Fire | Lincolnshire | |
Ambulance | East Midlands | |
UK Parliament | ||
Gosberton is a village and
The place-name 'Gosberton' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as Gosebertechirche and Gozeberdechercha. The name meant 'Gosbeorht's church', which was later changed to Gosberton, meaning 'Gosbeorht's town or settlement'. Eilert Ekwall comments, "Gosbeorht is probably a Continental name (Old High German Gauzpert, Gosbert from Gautberht)."[2]
The village was skirted by the
The parish church of Gosberton is dedicated to St Peter and St Paul, and is under the Diocese of Lincoln. Gosberton Clough's wooden church is dedicated to St Gilbert and St Hugh. These two churches and that at Quadring are in the same Group, based in Gosberton.[citation needed]
The Baptist Church in Gosberton was founded in 1666. At the time, non-conformist Christians had no protection from the law and, like John Bunyan, could be imprisoned for their faith. Worship takes place in the original 17th-century meeting house.
The main occupation in the parish is farming. Some residents commute to jobs in surrounding areas and the larger towns of Spalding and Boston.[citation needed]
Gosberton House Academy is a school for children with additional educational needs.
Just to the east of the village is a nature reserve administered by the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust.[3]
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References
- ^ "Civil parish population 2011". Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ Eilert Ekwall, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names, p. 201.
- ^ "Boston Road Brick Pits | Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust". www.lincstrust.org.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
External links
- Media related to Gosberton at Wikimedia Commons
- Clough & Risegate Community Primary school
- Gosberton House school
- Boston Road Brick Pits
- Roffe, David. "TF 194282: Rigbolt House". roffe.co.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
- Roffe, David. "TF 225304: Cressy Hall". roffe.co.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
- Roffe, David. "TF 236325: Monks Hall". roffe.co.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2010.