Visit Kirton, Lincolnshire Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Kirton, Lincolnshire

  

Kirton, Lincolnshire Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Kirton, Lincolnshire

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Kirton, Lincolnshire history

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Kirton was the seat of Lincolnshire’s first Saxon kings, and later became a market town. The 1086 Domesday Book terms the village Cherchetune. It then had 52 households, with 30 freemen and 16 smallholders, 12 ploughlands, 10 plough teams.

Church

In 1804 the central tower and transepts were pulled down and the chancel shortened. The architect (Hayward) used gunpowder to remove the tower. In 1900 a restoration of the rebuilt church was undertaken by the architect Hodgson Fowler.

Grammar school

In 1624 Thomas Middlecott was empowered by a Private Act of Parliament to found a Free Grammar School for teaching the Latin and Greek languages. By 1835 the school had 40 pupils, some attending free and some paying fees. The Master (headmaster) appointed in 1773, Rev. Charles Wildbore (c. 1736–1802), and later his son by the same name (1767–1842), were later accused of diverting surplus income from the school’s endowments for their own use.

The Old King’s Head

The Old King’s Head was built at the end of the 16th century. It underwent major alterations in 1661 in Artisan Mannerist Style. It became a domestic residence in the 1960s, but had fallen into disrepair. Heritage Lincolnshire has assigned over £2 million for its restoration.

Kirton, Lincolnshire geography / climate

Kirton is on the main A16, B1397 and B1192 roads south of Boston, near Frampton and Sutterton. Several satellite villages and hamlets take their name from Kirton. Until 1970, Kirton railway station on a line from Boston now closed.

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8 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Kirton, Lincolnshire places to visit

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Kirton, Lincolnshire has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Kirton, Lincolnshire’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Kirton, Lincolnshire’s information audio spots:

Old King’s Head, Kirton The Old King’s Head, Kirton in Holland, near Boston in Lincolnshire is a former public house. The earlier part of it was built at the end of the sixteenth century and was given major alterations in 1661 in Artisan Mannerist Style. It became a domestic residence in the 1960s and was purchased by Heritage Lincolnshire for restoration.

Wyberton Wyberton is one of eighteen parishes which, together with Boston, form the Borough of Boston. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 3,747. It lies just south-west of Boston, and on the B1397 – the former A16 London Road.

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