Historic churches · East Midlands
Canwick
Canwick is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 324. It is situated 1 mile (1.6 km) south from
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- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
Canwick is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 324. It is situated 1 mile (1.6 km) south from Lincoln. The village overlooks the Witham Valley, where the River Witham follows an ice-age cut through the jurassic limestone ridge which forms the spine of the county.
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Canwick is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 324. It is situated 1 mile (1.6 km) south from Lincoln. The village overlooks the Witham Valley, where the River Witham follows an ice-age cut through the jurassic limestone ridge which forms the spine of the county.
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Background
History
Canwick has been continuously occupied since Saxon times (the name derives from "Canna’s Farm" or "Canna’s Place" in Anglo-Saxon), but there was a significant villa here in the Roman period. Canwick Anglican church is dedicated to All Saints. The fabric dates from the 12th, 14th and early 18th centuries, and the building was restored in the 19th century. It is a Saxon-era foundation, but was significantly improved by the same Norman bishops who built Lincoln Cathedral. The church is built on a Roman tesselated pavement, parts of which were found in 1815, when a vault for the Sibthorp family was being dug in what is now the vestry, and it was also found below the floor of the tower in the…
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- Coordinates
- 53.2136, -0.5271
- County
- Lincolnshire
- District
- North Kesteven
- Parish
- Canwick
- Postcode
- LN4 2JH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Sleaford and North Hykeham
- Official site
- internationalbcc.co.uk
Sources
- wikipedia: Canwick (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Canwick?
- Canwick is in Lincolnshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode LN4 2JH), in the parish of Canwick.
- Is Canwick free to visit?
- Yes, Canwick is free to enter.
- How do I get to Canwick?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode LN4 2JH. It sits within the Sleaford and North Hykeham parliamentary constituency.