Helpringham

Coordinates: 52°57′16″N 0°18′18″W / 52.95453°N 0.30504°W / 52.95453; -0.30504
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Helpringham
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSLEAFORD
Postcode districtNG34
Dialling code01529
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Lincolnshire
52°57′16″N 0°18′18″W / 52.95453°N 0.30504°W / 52.95453; -0.30504

Helpringham is a village and

St Andrew
's Church.

History

In 1885,

Primitive Methodist, the last rebuilt in 1883. Parish occupations at the time included 30 farmers, one of whom was a maltster, a market gardener, two coke & coal merchants, three machine owners, a wheelwright, two blacksmiths, a harness maker, a carrier, 2 carpenters, a bricklayer, 2 millers, 2 bakers, a miller & baker, 3 draper & grocers, a butcher, 2 beer retailers, one of whom was also a butcher, a shopkeeper, three shoemakers, one of whom was a registrar for births and deaths, publicans at the Sun, the Willoughby Arms and the Nag's Head public houses, and two tailors, one of whom was also the clerk to the burial and school boards. Helpringham School Board was formed in 1876, to serve a Board School built in 1877. The school held 150 children and had an average attendance of 98.[1]

There was a

Peterborough to Lincoln Line. This station closed in 1970.[citation needed] The nearest station now is at Heckington
.

Geography

Helpringham lies on the north to south

B1394 road halfway between the A17 to the north, and the A52 to the south. Heckington is 2 miles (3 km) to the north and Swaton
2 miles to the south.

The parish includes the hamlet of Thorpe Latimer to the south. To the west it extends to the boundary with

South Holland and the parish of Donington
.

At this point on the non-navigable South Forty-Foot Drain, at Eau End Farm, is where South Holland and the

Borough of Boston meet. Along the South Forty-Foot Drain, the parish extends just south of the railway line and bridge, passing two pumping stations, and the southern boundary meets Swaton. East to west along Helpringham Fen is the Engine Drain
.

The Blotoft level crossing is on the Old Forty Foot Bank at South Drove Farm.

Landmarks

The Red Bridge
The Nag's Head public house

Helpringham

Hodgson Fowler following a roof collapse in 1890. The church is completely ashlar-faced. The tower is of Decorated style with a Perpendicular crocketed spire attached by flying buttresses, and pinnacles set in battlements. The north side of the chancel houses a mural brass to Antonie Newlove, patron of the vicarage, died 1597. The circular font is from 1200 and the rood screen 17th century, and parts of an architectural Norman frieze are on the south wall and north-east corner.[1][4][5]

The church appears on a Royal Mail stamp issued on 21 June 1972 as part of a set on British Architecture (Village churches).

Further parish listed buildings include the steps to the base of a former village cross, now surmounted by a war memorial,

Grade II listed.[10]

Amenities

The village has a primary school, post office and the Brass Windmill ..Telephone 01529 421921

public house
.

References

  1. ^ a b Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire with the port of Hull 1885, p. 474
  2. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Andrew (1168938)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  3. ^ High Street Helpringham, geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2011
  4. ^
    ISBN 0-300-09620-8
  5. ^ a b c Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire p. 165; Methuen & Co. Ltd.
  6. ^ Historic England. "Steps to the base of former Village Cross now War Memorial (1306821)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  7. ^ Historic England. "The Old Mill (1168949)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  8. ^ Historic England. "Thorpe Latimer House (1168970)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  9. ^ Historic England. "The Red Bridge (1393138)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  10. ^ Historic England. "Pound behind Methodist Chapel (1061815)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 October 2011.

External links

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