| Wildmore | |
|---|---|
 Wildmore Fen | |
  Wildmore Location withinLincolnshire | |
| Population | 547 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TF247550 |
| • London | 110 mi (180 km) S |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Lincoln |
| Postcode district | LN4 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
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Wildmore is a civilparish in theEast Lindsey district ofLincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 9 miles (14 km) north-west from the town ofBoston and 11 miles (18 km) south fromHorncastle.
There is no village called Wildmore; the village ofNew York lies within the parish boundaries as does the hamlet of Haven Bank.[2]
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The name Wildmore comes from the surrounding Wildmore Fen. It appears from amanuscript now in theBritish Museum, that it belonged after theNorman Conquest to the baronies ofBolingbroke,Horncastle andScrivelsby.[3]
William Romara, who held Bolingbroke, gave his portion toKirkstead Abbey during the reign ofKing Stephen.[3]
Henry I afforested the whole of the fenland area and these continued to be the Kings hunting grounds until 1230 in the reign ofHenry III.[3]
Henry II gave Horncastle to Gerbald Skalls, Scrivelsby toRobert Marmion and Kirkstead Abbey the Hermitage of Wildmore.[3] Skalls and Marmion gave the monks of Kirkstead right of common pasture in Wildmore.[3]
By 1222 the Abbot of Kirkstead, styled Lord of Wildmore, possessed the whole of Wildmore with the exception of Moorhouses which belonged toRevesby Abbey.[3]
Wildmore Fen was not drained until 1802, being part of the drainage plans of the East, West, and Wildmore Fens.[4]
Wildmore was formed as a parish in 1880[5] from the fen allotments ofWest Ashby,Horncastle,Mareham on the Hill,Moorby,Roughton,Thimbleby,High Toynton,Low Toynton, andWood Enderby; and detached parts ofBolingbroke,Coningsby,Haltham,Tattershall,Tattershall Thorpe,Thornton le Fen,Toynton All Saints, andWilksby.[5]
In 1816 thechurch, known as Frog Hall, was built of red brick, sandstone and limestone.[6] It was dedicated toSaint Peter and is a Grade IIlisted building.[6]
Today Saint Peters Church is one of theBrothertoft Group in the Diocese of Lincoln, also known as "Five in the Fen",[7] which also includes St Gilbert of Sempringham (Brothertoft),All Saints (Holland Fen), Christ Church (Kirton Holme) and St Margaret of Scotland (Langrick).
Haven BankWindmill was built in the early 19th century of red brick and is a Grade IIlisted building.[8]
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