Whaplode Drove
Village in the civil parish of Whaplode, in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England
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Whaplode Drove is a village in the civil parish of Whaplode , in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England.[1] It is approximately 10 miles (16 km) south from the market town of Spalding. The hamlet of Shepeau Stow is 1 mile (1.6 km) to the south-west.
Whaplode Drove is a largely rural village and lies in the middle of the Lincolnshire Fens.
The name 'Whaplode' derives from the Old English cwappa-lad meaning 'eel pout watercourse'.[2]
Community
Village amenities include a post office with shop, a church, garage and a social club.
The ecclesiastical parish is Whaplode Drove. The parish church, on Broadgate, is dedicated to St John the Baptist. The parish is part of the Whaplode Drove Group of the Deanery of Elloe East. The only other parish in the group is Gedney Hill.[3]
The church maintains a church hall,[4] and the village also has a war memorial, and The Elizabethan centre, a community hall intended to commemorate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, but which took until 1982 to be built.[5][6]
Whaplode Drove have a local football team, Whaplode Drove Rovers, Established in 2022 by father-son duo Al Lenihan and Danny Lenihan. They currently play in the PDFL Division 2, their home ground is at the Elizabethan Centre.
References
- ^ "Whaplode drove ward". Whaplode parish council. Lincolnshire county council. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names".
- ^ "Parish of Whaplode Drove". Diocese of Lincoln. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ^ "St John Baptist Church Hall". Community Lincs. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ^ "History of Whaplode Drove". Whaplode parish council. Lincolnshire county council. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ^ "The Elizabethan centre". Details of Venues. Lincolnshire county council. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
External links
Media related to Whaplode Drove at Wikimedia Commons- "History of Whaplode Drove, in South Holland and Lincolnshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- "Whaplode Drove". BBC Domesday. 1986. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
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See also: List of civil parishes in Lincolnshire
Historic subdivisions: Holland, Kesteven, Lindsey
History and notable places: Belton House, Bolingbroke Castle, Boston Stump, Cadwell Park, Cross Keys Bridge, Crowland Abbey, Donna Nook, Dunham Bridge, Far Ings, Frampton Marsh, Freiston Shore, Gibraltar Point, Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre, Humber Bridge, Kinema in the Woods, Kingdom of Lindsey, Lincoln Castle,Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln Cliff, Lincolnshire Fens, Market Rasen Racecourse, Museum of Lincolnshire Life, Tattershall Castle, The Wash, The Wolds, Usher Gallery, Winceby Battlefield, Woolsthorpe Manor
History and notable places: Belton House, Bolingbroke Castle, Boston Stump, Cadwell Park, Cross Keys Bridge, Crowland Abbey, Donna Nook, Dunham Bridge, Far Ings, Frampton Marsh, Freiston Shore, Gibraltar Point, Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre, Humber Bridge, Kinema in the Woods, Kingdom of Lindsey, Lincoln Castle,Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln Cliff, Lincolnshire Fens, Market Rasen Racecourse, Museum of Lincolnshire Life, Tattershall Castle, The Wash, The Wolds, Usher Gallery, Winceby Battlefield, Woolsthorpe Manor
