Cold Hanworth

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

Human settlement in England

Cold Hanworth

District

West Lindsey

Shire county

Lincolnshire

Region

East Midlands

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townLincolnPostcode districtLN2PoliceLincolnshireFire Lincolnshire Ambulance East Midlands UK Parliament

Gainsborough

List of places: UK; England; Lincolnshire

53°20′12″N 0°26′55″W / 53.336674°N 0.448576°W / 53.336674; -0.448576

Cold Hanworth is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 8 miles (13 km) north-north-east from the city and county town of Lincoln, and just north of the A46. It is combined with Hackthorn to form the parish council of Hackthorn and Cold Hanworth.

The cruciform church of All Saints was rebuilt in 1861,^[1] replacing one of medieval origin. The Grade II listed building was converted to a private house and renamed Old Church House in 1966.^[2] It has been disused since 1973.^{[citation needed]} A further listed building is a farm cottage on Green Lane.^[3]

At the south of the village are the earthwork remains of Cold Hanworth medieval village. This settlement was established in the 11th century but abandoned by the 18th.^[4]

Cold Hanworth Forge is a working forge and blacksmithing school.^[5]

References

^ Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire p. 101; Methuen & Co. Ltd
^ "Old Church House, Cold Hanworth", British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 18 July 2011
^ "Green Lane Farm Cottage, Cold Hanworth", British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 18 July 2011
^ "Cold Hanworth" Archived 11 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine Conservation Walks, Defra. Retrieved 18 July 2011
^ Old Hanworth Forge Archived 22 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine, teachblacksmithing.com. Retrieved 18 July 2011