South Witham is a village in South Kesteven, Lincolnshire, situated close to the Leicestershire and Rutland borders. South Kesteven is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England, forming part of the traditional Kesteven division of the county Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the east of England. Leicestershire (ˈlɛstəʃə(r or ˈlɛstəʃɪə(r abbreviation Leics Rutland is a county of mainland England, bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire, and southeast by It is bisected by the young River Witham, about three miles to the east of its source. The River Witham is a River, almost entirely in county of Lincolnshire, in the east of England. It is the point on the A1 where it enters Lincolnshire from the south, near The Fox Inn. On the road to Wymondham (Mill Lane) is a large limestone quarry owned by Ennstone Johnston (based at Breedon on the Hill), containing around 3. Wymondham is a village in the district of Melton in Leicestershire, England. Breedon on the Hill is a village in North West Leicestershire, England. 2 million tonnes of limestone. The Lincolnshire limestone is a feature of the Inferior Oolite Series of the ( Bajocian) Middle Jurassic strata of eastern England. Nearby to the south is RAF Cottesmore. Station crest The badge of RAF Cottesmore consists of a Hunting horn, a Five-pointed star and a horseshoe The church is dedicated to St John the Baptist and included in the Withams group of churches are North Witham, Stainby and Gunby. North Witham is a small village in South Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England. Stainby is a small hamlet of around 30 houses located in south west Lincolnshire in the district of South Kesteven. Gunby is a hamlet in south west Lincolnshire of around 30 houses in th district of South Kesteven.
The parish is well known among archaeologists as the site of one of Lincolnshire's Knights Templar preceptories. The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon (Pauperes commilitones Christi Templique Solomonici commonly known as the Knights Templar or the Order
There was once a South Witham railway station which is now closed. South Witham railway station was a station in South Witham, Lincolnshire on the Midland Railway.
References
- Current Archaeology No. 9 (July 1968) p. 232
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