Frieston
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| Frieston | |
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| File:Frieston Heath Lane - geograph.org.uk - 281545.jpg Frieston Heath Lane | |
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| OS grid reference | SK938476 |
| • London | 105 mi (169 km) S |
| Civil parish | |
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| Shire county | |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Grantham |
| Postcode district | NG32 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Frieston is a village in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated just west of the A607 road, and 7 miles (11 km) north from the market town of Grantham. Frieston is conjoined to the southern part of the village of Caythorpe.
Frieston lies within Caythorpe civil parish. Local government has been arranged in this way since the reorganisation of 1 April 1974, which resulted from the Local Government Act 1972. Hitherto, the parish had formed part of the Parts of Kesteven. Kesteven was one of the three divisions (formally known as parts) of the traditional county of Lincolnshire. Since the Local Government Act 1888 Kesteven had been, in most respects, a county in itself.[citation needed]
It is believed that the name 'Frieston' is derived from the Frisians, who are known to have settled in Britain during the 5th and 6th Centuries AD.[1] However, their numbers were small compared to the much larger Anglo-Saxon population. The thorpe element of Caythorpe indicates a secondary settlement by Vikings, in this case probably Danes, at some time between 800 and 1050.[citation needed]
Notable people
[edit | edit source]- Edmund Weaver, 18th-century astronomer and land agent, lived at Frieston. He was buried at St Vincent's Church, Caythorpe, where his memorial is placed in the south chancel.[2]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Blair, Peter Hunter. Roman Britain and Early England 55 B.C. – A.D. 871. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1963. Pages 161, 170.
- ^ The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Chronicle; ed. Sylvanus Urban (1808), vol. 103, pp. 116/117. Reprinted Nabu Press(2011). Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
[edit | edit source]- Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
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