- Witham on the Hill
Witham on the Hill is a well-maintained [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/203021 village] in the
civil parish of the same name. Coordinates - 52°44.04'N 0°26.26'W. It lies in the district ofSouth Kesteven in south-westLincolnshire , between Stamford and Bourne.The village is between the [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/298984 East] and West tributaries of the River Glen, and despite its name, is not on the top of its 'hill', which reaches a peak one mile west towards Careby. It is roughly a half-mile from the A6121 Bourne-Stamford road. To the west is
Little Bytham , and to the east are Manthorpe and Toft. The predominant landowner in the area is the Grimsthorpe Estate.The village is mostly known for its co-educational preparatory school, [http://www.withamhall.co.uk Witham Hall] . This building was owned by the descendants of Robert Johnson, a former Archdeacon of Leicester. The nearest state [http://www.bythams-school.co.uk primary school] is on "
Creeton Road" in Little Bytham. The parish church is dedicated to [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/203015 St Andrew] and the village pub is the Six Bells.External links
* [http://homepages.which.net/~rex/bourne/witham.htm Village history]
* [http://www.bourneonline.co.uk/pp/location/detail.asp?ID=407 Bourne Online's Witham page]
* [http://boar.org.uk/ariwxo3PGWithamHIll.htm Parliamentary Gazetteer entry 1843]
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