Barholm
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 Church at Barholm |
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 Barholm
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| Barholm shown within Lincolnshire | |
| OS grid reference | TF0910 |
| • London | 80 mi (130 km) S |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | PE9 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
Barholm /ˈbærəm/ is a village in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is 2 miles (3 km) west from the A15 road, and 6 miles (10 km) south from Bourne.
Barholm is first recorded as "Berc(a)ham" in 1086; the name is from Old English beorg + hām or hamm and means "homestead or enclosure on a hill."
Hereward (later known as Hereward the Wake) owned land in Barholm and the nearby village of Stow in the period before the Norman conquest in 1066.
The church received a new tower during the English Civil War and an inscription reads:
"Was ever such a thing
Since the Creation?
A new steeple built
In the time of vexation."
Barholm is run through a parish meeting of its residents rather than a parish council, with two district councillors and a county councillor. The current district councillors are Kelham Cooke (Conservative) and Rosemary Woolley (Conservative).
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