Lost Churches and a Battlefield

A new walk exploring the Winceby area has been produced by the Heritage Lincolnshire, with funding by East Lindsey District Council and WREN. The 5½ km (3½ miles) circular route on public footpaths and quiet lanes starts at Snipe Dales Nature Reserve car park at Winceby and passes through the hamlets of Hameringham and Asgarby, taking in the history and archaeology of the area along the way. 

There has been human settlement in this area for thousands of years, with the marks that generations of people have left on the landscape still visible today. The area was also the scene of the English Civil War Battle of Winceby in October 1643, with fine views from the route across Slash Hollow where it reached its bloody conclusion. The story of the battle is outlined in the walk leaflet and new interpretation boards along the route give more detail. 

The leaflet also explains how prehistoric worked flints, Anglo-Saxon burials, deserted medieval villages and farming methods have been discovered in this area thanks to archaeology. It tells of the Victorian churches at Winceby and Asgarby, demolished in the 20^th century, whose churchyards survive in isolation, and the medieval church at Hameringham which is still in use today. 

The leaflet will be launched during the Lincolnshire Wolds Walking Festival on Tuesday 20^th May at 2.00pm. Starting from the nature reserve car park, the guided walk will last about 2 hours so why not join the Heritage Lincolnshire for a truly historic experience? For a copy of the leaflet, please send a self addressed A5 size envelope with 27p in postage to the Heritage Lincolnshire, The Old School, Cameron Street, Heckington, Sleaford, Lincolnshire. NG34 9RW.  

For further information, please contact Heritage Lincolnshire, 01529 461499

www.lincsheritage.org