Muckton

Muckton
Muckton
	Muckton Wood
	Muckton Location within Lincolnshire
OS grid reference	TF374814
• London	125 mi (201 km) S
District	East Lindsey;
Shire county	Lincolnshire;
Region	East Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Louth
Postcode district	LN11
Dialling code	01507
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	louth and Horncastle;
	List of places UK England Lincolnshire 53°18′42″N 0°03′43″E / 53.311775°N 0.061940°E

Muckton is a village and former civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies between the A16 and A157 roads, 5 miles (8.0 km) south-east from Louth and approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) to the west of the village of Authorpe.^[1] It is in the Lincolnshire Wolds, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is in the civil parish of Burwell.

Muckton is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Muchetune", and is listed as having 9 households, with Ansgot of Burwell as Lord of the Manor.^[2]

The medieval church was dedicated to the Holy Trinity. It was rebuilt by James Fowler in 1878 although it retained its Norman chancel arch.^[3] It was declared redundant in May 1981 by the Diocese of Lincoln, and demolished in October 1982.^[4]

Muckton Wood is a nature reserve about 0.6 miles (0.97 km) south of the village, purchased by the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust in 1983. It consists of ancient semi-natural woodland on a boulder clay soil.^[5]

The Greenwich Prime Zero meridian line passes through the parish.

References

^ "Muckton". visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
^ "Domesday Map". Muckton. Anna Powell-Smith/University of Hull. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
^ Historic England. "Holy Trinity, Muckton (354636)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 13 June 2011.
^ "GENUKI". Muckton. GENUKI. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
^ "Muckton Wood". Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2011.