Witham on the Hill

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Witham on the Hill

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The Rev. Woolsey Johnson (who was a descendant of [[Robert Johnson (archdeacon of Leicester)|Robert Johnson, Archdeacon of Leicester]], who was the founder of [[Uppingham School]] and [[Oakham School]]){{cite web|title=History, Witham Hall School|url=https://www.withamhall.com/history}} built the Grade II listed{{NHLE |num=1240121|desc=Witham Hall and three archways|grade=II |access-date=12 June 2017}} Georgian manor house Witham Hall, which is mentioned by [[Nikolaus Pevsner]] in ''Buildings of England''{{cite book|title=The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire: Entry for Witham Hall, in Witham-On-The-Hill|author=Pevsner, Nikolaus|publisher=Penguin Books|year=1964|page=715}} and now hosts the renowned preparatory [[Witham Hall School]], as a private residence in 1752.{{cite web|title=History, Witham Hall School|url=https://www.withamhall.com/history}} It was inherited by his descendant [[William Augustus Johnson|Lieutenant-General William Augustus Johnson]] MP.{{cite web|last=Needle|first=Rex|title=Village history|url=http://homepages.which.net/~rex/bourne/witham.htm}}
The Rev. Woolsey Johnson (who was a descendant of [[Robert Johnson (archdeacon of Leicester)|Robert Johnson, Archdeacon of Leicester]], who was the founder of [[Uppingham School]] and [[Oakham School]]){{cite web|title=History, Witham Hall School|url=https://www.withamhall.com/history}} built the Grade II listed{{NHLE |num=1240121|desc=Witham Hall and three archways|grade=II |access-date=12 June 2017}} Georgian manor house Witham Hall, which is mentioned by [[Nikolaus Pevsner]] in ''Buildings of England''{{cite book|title=The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire: Entry for Witham Hall, in Witham-On-The-Hill|author=Pevsner, Nikolaus|publisher=Penguin Books|year=1964|page=715}} and now hosts the renowned preparatory [[Witham Hall School]], as a private residence in 1752.{{cite web|title=History, Witham Hall School|url=https://www.withamhall.com/history}} It was inherited by his descendant [[William Augustus Johnson|Lieutenant-General William Augustus Johnson]] MP.{{cite web|last=Needle|first=Rex|title=Village history|url=http://homepages.which.net/~rex/bourne/witham.htm}}


The parish church is dedicated to [[Saint Andrew]]. The tower and steeple were re-built in a medieval revival style by the Stamford architect [[George Portwood]] in 1737–8.{{cite PastScape|mnumber=348189|mname=the church|accessdate=12 September 2009}}{{Cite web |url=http://parishes.lincolnshire.gov.uk/Files/Parish/493/StAndrewsChurchShortHistory.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=20 November 2017 |archive-date=22 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170522210013/http://parishes.lincolnshire.gov.uk/Files/Parish/493/StAndrewsChurchShortHistory.pdf |url-status=dead }} The church's graveyard contains the grave of the renowned choral educator [[James William Webb-Jones]]Obituary for James William Webb-Jones, The Cheddar Valley Gazette, 07 January 1966 and that of his wife Barbara Bindon [[Richard Stanley Hawks Moody|Moody]], who was the granddaughter of the founder of British Columbia [[Richard Clement Moody]].{{cite web|title=Entry for James William Webb-Jones, Headmasters of Vanbrugh Castle School, Vanbrugh Castle School|url=http://vcs.atwebpages.com/Headmasters.html}}
The parish church is dedicated to [[Saint Andrew]]. Its tower and steeple were rebuilt in a medieval revival style by the Stamford architect [[George Portwood]] in 1737–8.{{cite PastScape|mnumber=348189|mname=the church|accessdate=12 September 2009}}{{Cite web |url=http://parishes.lincolnshire.gov.uk/Files/Parish/493/StAndrewsChurchShortHistory.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=20 November 2017 |archive-date=22 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170522210013/http://parishes.lincolnshire.gov.uk/Files/Parish/493/StAndrewsChurchShortHistory.pdf |url-status=dead }} The church's graveyard contains the grave of the renowned choral educator [[James William Webb-Jones]]Obituary for James William Webb-Jones, The Cheddar Valley Gazette, 07 January 1966 and that of his wife Barbara Bindon [[Richard Stanley Hawks Moody|Moody]], who was the granddaughter of the founder of British Columbia [[Richard Clement Moody]].{{cite web|title=Entry for James William Webb-Jones, Headmasters of Vanbrugh Castle School, Vanbrugh Castle School|url=http://vcs.atwebpages.com/Headmasters.html}}


The original village stocks and whipping post are preserved under a modern canopy.{{cite PastScape|mnumber=348192|mname=National monument record for stocks|accessdate=12 September 2009}}
The original village stocks and whipping post are preserved under a modern canopy.{{cite PastScape|mnumber=348192|mname=National monument record for stocks|accessdate=12 September 2009}}
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