Towns & cities · East Midlands
Withcall
Withcall — village in Lincolnshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Withcall is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 60 people. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Lincolnshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.3353°, -0.0750°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Lincolnshire Wolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Withcall is a small farming village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies within the Lincolnshire Wolds, and 4 miles (6.4 km) south-west from Louth.
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Background
History
The name Withcall is derived from its Roman name Vita cala, the area being occupied by Romans from AD 82–410. By 1066, following the Viking invasion, begun in 793, the village was known as Vio-Kior. The Vikings were ejected from the country following their defeat at the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066. By 1086 land in the Withcall area was owned by Bishop Odo of Bayeux, the maternal half-brother of William the Conqueror, who was for a period second in power after the King of England. William's Doomsday Book, of 1086, a grand survey of the country to assist in the levying of taxes, recorded 300 inhabitants in the village. During the seventeenth century, a lot of the surrounding land was…
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- Coordinates
- 53.3353, -0.0750
- County
- Lincolnshire
- District
- East Lindsey
- Parish
- Withcall
- Postcode
- LN11 9RL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Louth and Horncastle
- Population
- 60
Sources
- wikidata: Q920308 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Withcall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Withcall Parish Church-by-Dave-Hitchborne.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Withcall?
- Withcall is in Lincolnshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode LN11 9RL), in the parish of Withcall.
- Is Withcall a protected site?
- Yes — Withcall is part of the Lincolnshire Wolds National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Withcall free to visit?
- Yes, Withcall is free to enter.
- How do I get to Withcall?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode LN11 9RL. It sits within the Louth and Horncastle parliamentary constituency.