Metheringham Fen
| Metheringham Fen | |
|---|---|
 Metheringham Fen | |
  Metheringham Fen Location within Lincolnshire | |
| OS grid reference | TF073616 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Lincoln |
| Postcode district | LN4 |
| Dialling code | 01522 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Metheringham Fen[1][2] is a hamlet in the civil parish of Metheringham in North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England.[3] It is located to the northeast of Metheringham, east of Dunston and southwest of Southrey.[4]
Nocton Estate Light Railway
[edit]Metheringham Fen was formally served by the Nocton Estate Light Railway[5] which was a small network of working light railway sidings which were connected to Nocton and Dunston railway station and ran as far as the River Witham near Bardney although were never connected to the Lincolnshire Loop Line at Bardney railway station. The railway sidings were simple agricultural railway sidings and worked by workers in the vast amount of fields between Bardney, Nocton and surrounding hamlets. They mostly collected potatoes grown in the marshlands.[6]
Geography
[edit]Metheringham Fen is close to the Metheringham Delph and the hamlet of Sots Hole.[7] It is located in a very rural and flat wetlands close to the River Witham.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Historic Ordnance Survey Map of Metheringham Fen, 1887". www.francisfrith.com. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ Wheeler, William Henry (31 October 2013). A History of the Fens of South Lincolnshire. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-108-06641-9.
- ^ Board, Great Britain Local Government (1875). England and Wales. (Exclusive of the Metropolis.): Return of Owners of Land, 1873. G. E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoods.
- ^ "THE GRANGE, Metheringham - 1061948 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "NOCTON ESTATES LIGHT RAILWAY - Paul Johnson". transportsofdelight.smugmug.com. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ Tyson, Colin (15 September 2022). Lincolnshire Industrial Heritage. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-8847-3. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ of), Southern Division (LINCOLN, County (1841). The Poll Book for the Election of Two Members to Represent in Parliament the Southern Division of Lincolnshire ... July 1841. James Creasey.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Art, Great Britain Dept of Science and (1898). Report.
