- Muckton
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Coordinates: 53°18′42″N 0°03′43″E / 53.3117750°N 0.061940253°E
Muckton 
Muckton Wood
Muckton
Muckton shown within LincolnshireOS grid reference TF374814 District East Lindsey Shire county Lincolnshire Region East Midlands Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town Louth Postcode district LN11 Police Lincolnshire Fire Lincolnshire Ambulance East Midlands EU Parliament East Midlands UK Parliament louth and Horncastle List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire Muckton is a village and former parish 5 miles (8.0 km) south east of the town of Louth, Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England, lying between the A16 road and the A157 road. It lies approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) to the west of of the village of Authorpe.[1] It is situated in the Lincolnshire Wolds, which is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Muckton was mentioned in Domesday Book of 1086 as Muchetune and was listed as having nine households. The Lord of the Manor was Ansgot of Burwell.[2]
The medieval church was dedicated to the Holy Trinity. It was rebuilt by James Fowler in 1878 although it retained its Norman chancel arch.[3] It was declared redundant in May 1981 by the Diocese of Lincoln, and demolished in October 1982.[4]
Muckton Wood is a nature reserve purchased by the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust in 1983, about 0.6 miles (0.97 km) south of the village. It consists of ancient semi-natural woodland on a boulder clay soil.[5]
References
- ^ "Muckton". visionofbritain.org.uk. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/place_page.jsp?p_id=13326. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ^ "Domesday Map". Muckton. Anna Powell-Smith/University of Hull. http://domesdaymap.co.uk/place/TF3781/muckton/. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- ^ "Pastscape". Holy Trinity, Muckton. English Heritage. http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=354636&sort=4&search=all&criteria=Muckton&rational=q&recordsperpage=60. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- ^ "GENUKI". Muckton. GENUKI. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LIN/Muckton/. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- ^ "Muckton Wood". Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust. http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/reserves/nr/reserve.php?mapref=66. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
Categories:- Lincolnshire geography stubs
- Villages in Lincolnshire
- East Lindsey
- Nature reserves in Lincolnshire
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