Sixhills

Sixhills

Sixhills

Human settlement in England

For other uses, see Six Hills (disambiguation).

Sixhills is a village in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, about 3 miles (4.8 km) south-east from Market Rasen. It lies just south of the A631 between Market Rasen and Ludford. It is in the civil parish of North Willingham.

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The Church of All Saints was designed by James Fowler (1869 and 1875).[1]

Gilbertine nunnery

The village was the site of a former nunnery of the Gilbertine Order, founded in the twelfth century.[2] At the behest of Edward I Gwladys ferch Dafydd was sent there; she remained until her death in 1336.[3] Scottish Princess Christina Bruce was also imprisoned there from 1306 to 1315.

References

  1. [1]
    Historic England. "Church of All Saints (1359515)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  2. [2]
    Page, W. (editor) (1906). "Houses of the Gilbertine order: The priory of Sixhills, A History of the County of Lincoln". pp. 194–195. Retrieved 22 January 2014. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  3. [3]
    Princes of Gwynedd, princesofgwynedd.com. Retrieved 22 January 2014.


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