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Glentworth
St Michael's church, Glentworth
OS grid referenceSK 94760 88528
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGAINSBOROUGH
Postcode districtDN21
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Glentworth is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies about 12 miles (19 km) north from Lincoln and 2 miles (3.2 km) south-west from Caenby Corner.

The name Glentworth comes from the Old English glente+worth or heopa+hamm for "enclosure frequented by birds of prey". In the Domesday Book it is noted as "Glentewrde".[1]

The Church of England parish church of Saint Michael dates from three periods, as shown by the varied masonry of its outside walls. The oldest part is the Anglo-Saxon tower. The middle section of the present church is the product of Georgian and Victorian rebuilding. Its eastern end, with its rougher stonework, is largely Elizabethan.[citation needed]

Glentworth is the location of Glentworth Hall, an Elizabethan country house built by Christopher Wray.[2]

Villagers construct scarecrows for an annual themed 'Glentworth Scarecrows' competition event.[3]

Despite numerous archeologial digs in the are no evidence of wells have ever been found in the village.

References

  1. ^ "Glentworth", Domesdaymap.co.uk. Retrieved 11 December 2011
  2. ^ Foster, James Rex, MA; A History of Glentworth, 4th edition, pp. 25-29. Rectory Press 2005, reprinted 2011
  3. ^ "Glentworth Scarecrows"; Glentworthvillagehall.co.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2012

Further reading

  • Foster, James Rex, MA; A History of Glentworth, 4th edition. Rectory Press 2005, reprinted 2011
  • Foster, James; Lincolnshire Past & Present, Society For Lincolnshire History & Archaeology, Winter 2010-11 and Spring 2011 editions: two-part article on the 1556 and 1753 halls at Glentworth.

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