Witham on the Hill

Witham on the Hill

Witham on the Hill is a well-maintained [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/203021 village] in the civil parish of the same name. Coordinates - 52°44.04'N 0°26.26'W. It lies in the district of South Kesteven in south-west Lincolnshire, between Stamford and Bourne.

The village is between the [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/298984 East] and West tributaries of the River Glen, and despite its name, is not on the top of its 'hill', which reaches a peak one mile west towards Careby. It is roughly a half-mile from the A6121 Bourne-Stamford road. To the west is Little Bytham, and to the east are Manthorpe and Toft. The predominant landowner in the area is the Grimsthorpe Estate.

The village is mostly known for its co-educational preparatory school, [http://www.withamhall.co.uk Witham Hall] . This building was owned by the descendants of Robert Johnson, a former Archdeacon of Leicester. The nearest state [http://www.bythams-school.co.uk primary school] is on "Creeton Road" in Little Bytham. The parish church is dedicated to [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/203015 St Andrew] and the village pub is the Six Bells.

External links

* [http://homepages.which.net/~rex/bourne/witham.htm Village history]
* [http://www.bourneonline.co.uk/pp/location/detail.asp?ID=407 Bourne Online's Witham page]
* [http://boar.org.uk/ariwxo3PGWithamHIll.htm Parliamentary Gazetteer entry 1843]


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