Low Burnham is a small village[1][2] in the civil parish of Haxey on the Isle of Axholme in the unitary area of North Lincolnshire in Lincolnshire, England.[3][4] The village is located to the south of the market town of Epworth and the north of the town of Haxey. The village is home to a local attraction known as the Holy Well which is a small spring of water believed to date back to when King Oswald was slain. The well holds importance as a historical landmark due to its location at one of the many battlefields of the Battle of Maserfield in 614 A.D.[5][6] The village is also home to Lower Burnham Mill[7] and the former Burnham Primitive Methodist Church.[8] The hamlet of High Burnham is to the southeast of the village.
| Low Burnham | |
|---|---|
 The Former Burnham Methodist Chapel, is now the village hall. | |
  Low Burnham Location within Lincolnshire | |
| Population | 409 (2021 Census) |
| • London | 172 mi (277 km) S |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Doncaster |
| Postcode district | DN9 |
| Dialling code | 0147 |
| Police | Humberside |
| Fire | Humberside |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
References
edit- ^ "Town and Village Guide - Low Burnham in Lincolnshire - United Kingdom". www.townandvillageguide.com. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "[High and Low] Burnham | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ Bridgland, David R.; Howard, Andy; White, Mark J.; White, Tom S. (31 March 2014). Quaternary of the Trent. Oxbow Books. p. 35. ISBN 978-1-78297-026-2. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ POST OFFICE DIRECTORY OF LINCOLNSHIRE, WITH MAP ENGRAVED EXPRESSLY FOR THE WORK AND CORRECTED TO THE TIME OF PUBLICATION. 1855. p. 114. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "Holy Well, Lower Burnham, Haxey, Lincolnshire". The Northern Antiquarian. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ Hills (B.A.), Peter J. (1967). The "Holy Well" at Low Burnham and the Site of the Battle of Maserfield, 641 A.D.-The Identification Re-Examined. St. John's College, York. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ Historic England. "Burnham Mill (1346725)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "Burnham Primitive Methodist Chapel Lincolnshire". My Primitive Methodists. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
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