Barholm
Barholm is first recorded as "Berc(a)ham" in 1086; the name is from Old English beorg + hām or hamm and means "homestead or enclosure on a hill."
Hereward (later known as Hereward the Wake) owned land in Barholm and the nearby village of Stowe in the period before the Norman conquest in 1066.
St Martin's Church is Grade I listed. The church received a new tower during the English Civil War and an inscription with the date 1648 reads:
"Was ever such a thing
Since the Creation?
A new steeple built
In the time of vexation."
Local government
On 1 April 1931 the parish was abolished and merged with Stowe to form "Barholm and Stowe", part also went to Market Deeping, Baston and Langtoft. Barholm and Stowe parish is run through a parish meeting of its residents rather than a parish council. Two district councillors represent Casewick Ward on South Kesteven District Council and a county councillor represents Deepings West & Rural Division on Lincolnshire County Council. The district councillors elected in 2023 are Rosemary Trollope-Bellew (Con) and Vanessa Smith (Green). The county councillor elected in 2021 is Ashley Baxter (Ind).
References
- ^ Miller, G.M., BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names, Oxford University Press (1971), p. 11.
- ^ "Population statistics Barholm CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names, Oxford University Press, 2nd ed. (1998), p. 24.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Martin (Grade I) (1360165)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ "Stamford Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
External links
Media related to Barholm at Wikimedia Commons- Barholm in the Domesday Book
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