Allington, Lincolnshire
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| OS grid reference | SK858402 |
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| – London | 100 mi (160 km) S |
| District | South Kesteven |
| Shire county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Grantham |
| Postcode district | NG32 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Grantham and Stamford |
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Allington is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 3 miles (5 km) north-west from Grantham. The 2001 Census gave a population of 728 for the parish in 329 households.[1]
History
At the time of the Norman conquest the name of the village was Adelinctune. It belonged to the historical wapentake of Winnibriggs and Threo.[2]
Allington Grade II listed Anglican parish church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity.[3] Originally East and West Allington had their own churches but today only Holy Trinity survives.[4] The poet George Crabbe (1754–1832) became the incumbent of Muston, Leicestershire and West Allington in 1789, remaining until 1792.[5] His Natural History of the Vale of Belvoir was a pioneering study of the district.[6] English Heritage gives the date of Crabbe's Allington incumbency as 1790 to 1814, but he was an absentee for most of the remaining years.[3]
Facilities
The village public house is the Welby Arms.[7] The Old Manor House, built c.1660, is now a hotel.
The Viking Way, Sewstern Lane, passed through the village until 1997, but was diverted to follow a road bridge over the A1. Allington with Sedgebrook Church of England Primary School is in Marston Lane, Allington.[8]
References
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- ↑ "Winnibriggs and Threo Wap", A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 16 March 2012
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- ↑ "Holy Trinity, Allington", Geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 23 June 2011
- ↑ Pugh, Kate: "Crabbe's First Years in Muston 1789–1792", Boston Living History Project. Retrieved 1 July 2013
- ↑ Wilson, John Marius : Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1870–72.
- ↑ "The Village Green, Allington", Geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 23 June 2011
- ↑ Primary school, allingtonsedgebrook.lincs.sch.uk. Retrieved 23 June 2011
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- "Allington Parish Council", Lincolnshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 July 3013
- "Community Web Site"
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