Keddington

Keddington

Keddington

Village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England

Keddington is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is 2 miles (3 km) north-east from Louth.

Keddington Grade II listed Ticklepenny Lock on Louth Canal

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Keddington Grade II* listed Anglican parish church is dedicated to St Margaret.[2] The church was restored in 1871–73. It has a 15th-century wooden eagle lectern, and a south door with transom.[3] The eagle lectern is one of only six in England of its kind.[4]

Other Grade II listed buildings include the remains of two locks on the disused Louth Canal, four farm houses, a cottage, and the remains of Louth Abbey.[5] A Cistercian house, Louth Abbey was founded in 1139, and was dissolved at suppression in 1536. Still visible are earthworks and ruined chancel walls.[6]

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    "Parish population 2015". Retrieved 20 August 2015.
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    Historic England. "Church of St Margaret (1359987)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
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    Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire p. 181; Methuen & Co. Ltd
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    Yates, Jack; Thorold, Henry: Lincolnshire – a Shell Guide; p. 85. Faber and Faber (1965). ISBN 0571062970
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    "Keddington", British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 29 June 2011
  6. [6]
    Historic England. "Louth Abbey (354511)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 29 June 2011.
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