Hatton, Lincolnshire

Village in Lincolnshire, England

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53°16′33″N 0°14′05″W / 53.275970°N 0.234609°W / 53.275970; -0.234609

Hatton is a small village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 3 miles (5 km) east of the town of Wragby, 6 miles (10 km) north-west of the town of Horncastle, and just north of the A158 road.

Neighbouring villages are Sotby, Panton, and Great Sturton.

Hatton Wood, a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), lies 1 mile (1.6 km) to the south-west of the village. It forms part of the Bardney Limewoods National Nature Reserve.[2] Hatton Meadows, a nature reserve belonging to the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust, lies to the north of Hatton Wood.[3]

The National Transmission System has one of its twenty six compressor stations, driven by three gas turbines, just off the A158 west of the village at Hatton Bridge.

St.Stephen's Church

Hatton church is dedicated to Saint Stephen, and is a Grade II listed building dating from the 13th century, rebuilt in 1870 by James Fowler.[4]

The deserted medieval village (DMV) of Schankeston was in or near the village.[5]

A public house on the A158, The New Midge, is currently closed.

References

  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Bardney Limewoods NNR". Lincolnshire County Council. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Hatton Meadows". Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  4. ^ "Church of St Stephen, Hatton". British Listed Buildings. English Heritage. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  5. ^ Historic England. "Schankeston (351472)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 7 June 2011.

External links

  • Media related to Hatton, Lincolnshire at Wikimedia Commons
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