Towns & cities · East Midlands
Bardney
Bardney — village in West Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Metheringham · 9.2 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Bardney is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 1,643 people. Wikidata describes it as: "village in West Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 53.2110°, -0.3244°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Bardney Limewoods, Lincolnshire SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: BARDNEY LIMEWOODS
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Lincolnshire Wolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Bardney is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish was 1,643 at the 2001 census increasing to 1,848 (including Southrey) at the 2011 census. The village sits on the east bank of the River Witham, 9 miles (14 km) east of Lincoln.
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Background
History
Two Roman artefacts have been found in Bardney: a gemstone and a coin. Nearby villages show evidence of Roman settlement, particularly Potterhanworth Booths and Branston Booths. The place-name is Old English in origin, and means "island of a man called Bearda". It occurs in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, under the year 716, as "Bearddanig", and in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Bardenai". Once the site of a mediaeval abbey, ruined in Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries, agricultural improvement made the village prosperous in the 19th century. Improved transport, first on the River and then the arrival of several railways caused considerable expansion between the traditional centre of the…
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- Coordinates
- 53.2110, -0.3244
- County
- Lincolnshire
- District
- West Lindsey
- Parish
- Bardney
- Postcode
- LN3 5XE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Gainsborough
- Population
- 1,643
- Nearest railway station
- Metheringham — 9.2 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q808025 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bardney (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Welcome to Bardney - geograph.org.uk - 1243832.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bardney?
- Bardney is in Lincolnshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode LN3 5XE), in the parish of Bardney.
- Is Bardney a protected site?
- Yes — Bardney is part of the Bardney Limewoods, Lincolnshire SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the BARDNEY LIMEWOODS National Nature Reserve.
- Is Bardney free to visit?
- Yes, Bardney is free to enter.
- How do I get to Bardney?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode LN3 5XE. It sits within the Gainsborough parliamentary constituency.