Knaith

Knaith
St Mary's parish church
Knaith is located in Lincolnshire
Knaith
Knaith
Location within Lincolnshire
Population335 (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSK829847
• London130 mi (210 km) S
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGainsborough
Postcode districtDN21
Dialling code01427
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
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UK
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53°21′12″N 0°45′18″W / 53.3533°N 0.7550°W / 53.3533; -0.7550

Knaith is a village and civil parish about 3 miles (5 km) south of the town of Gainsborough in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 335.[1]

Knaith is a community with roots in Anglo-Saxon England. Knaith is listed as Cheneiðe in the Domesday Book of 1086 with three households, a meadow of 25 acres (10 ha) and 26 acres (11 ha) of woodland, located in the ancient wapentake of Well, in the West Riding of the Parts of Lindsey.[2][3] Well no longer exists as a named location, but can be identified on the ground.[4] The Lord of Knaith in both 1066 and 1086 was the St Mary's Abbey of Stow, and the Tenant in Chief in 1086 was the Bishop of Lincoln (St Mary).[2]

There are earthwork remains of Knaith medieval village.[5] These include a medieval deer park created in the early 13th century,[6] which became a possession of John Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy de Knayth, and his heirs. South of Knaith Hall are garden remains from the 16th or 17th century, and the remains of an 18th-century deer park.[7]

Knaith Hall is a red-brick 15th-century building with some timber framing and is now Grade II listed.[8]

The Church of England parish church of St Mary is 11th century, with alterations from the 14th and 18th, and an 1894 restoration. It is a Grade II* listed building.[9] St Mary's might be the transept or nave of the church of Heynings Priory, a Cistercian nunnery founded probably around 1150.[10]

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b Open Domesday: Knaith. Accessed 14 January 2022.
  3. ^ Knaith in the Domesday Book. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  4. ^ Open Domesday: Wapentake of Well. Accessed 14 January 2022.
  5. ^ Historic England. "Knaith DMV (891745)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  6. ^ Historic England. "Knaith Deer Park (891739)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  7. ^ Historic England. "Knaith gardens and deer park (891746)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  8. ^ Historic England. "Knaith Hall, Church Lane (1359480)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  9. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary (1064050)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  10. ^ Historic England. "St Marys Church, Knaith (324927)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 6 July 2011.