Bardney

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Village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England

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::summary Village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England ::

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Bardney is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish was 1,643 at the 2001 census increasing to 1,848 (including Southrey) at the 2011 census. The village sits on the east bank of the River Witham, 9 mi east of Lincoln.

History

Two Roman artefacts have been found in Bardney: a gemstone and a coin. Nearby villages show evidence of Roman settlement, particularly Potterhanworth Booths and Branston Booths.

The place-name is Old English in origin, and means "island of a man called Bearda". It occurs in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, under the year 716, as "Bearddanig", and in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Bardenai".

Once the site of a mediaeval abbey, ruined in Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries, agricultural improvement made the village prosperous in the 19th century. Improved transport, first on the River and then the arrival of several railways caused considerable expansion between the traditional centre of the village and the former riverside settlement of Bardney Ferry, where in 1894 the ferry was replaced by the present bridge.{{cite book|title=Lincolnshire loop line of the GNR|series=Locomotion Papers|first1=A.J. |last1=Ludlam |publisher=Oakwood Press |date=July 1995 |isbn=978-0-85361-464-7}} A British Sugar factory, built in 1927, survived the closure of the railways but ceased processing on 9 February 2001.

Bardney Abbey

Main article: Bardney Abbey

Bardney Abbey was founded before 679, perhaps as a double house of monks and nuns, and perhaps as a minster. It was destroyed by the Danes circa 860. Refounded 1087 as a priory, it became a Benedictine Abbey in 1115, and was dissolved in 1538.

Lost villages

Near the Abbey is the site of the deserted medieval village of Butyate, which was demolished in 1959, and converted to farmland.

Another abandoned village, north of modern Bardney, is associated with the former chapels of St Lawrence and St Andrew.

Demographics

At the 2021 census, Bardney's built up area had a population of 2,069. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was: ::data[format=table]

Ethnic groupPopulation%
White2,02497.8%
Mixed281.4%
Asian or Asian British150.7%
Other Ethnic Group10.1%
Arab10.1%
Total2,069100%
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The religious composition of the ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as: ::data[format=table]

ReligiousPopulation%
Christian1,13358.2%
Irreligious78940.5%
Other religion120.6%
Buddhist40.2%
Hindu40.2%
Sikh30.2%
Jewish20.1%
Muslim10.1%
Total2,069100%
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Transport

The river Witham has been used for commercial shipping for centuries, and has been straightened and improved many times including in 1753 and 1812.

In 1870, Bardney had a station which was a junction for the Branch Line to Louth via Wragby and the Lincolnshire Loop Line. The Louth to Bardney Line closed as well as the Loop Line in 1970 although the section north of Wragby closed prior to 1958–1969. The route of the old railway has been converted into a cycle-track, known as Water Rail Way, which follows the river between Lincoln and Boston. The name of the cycle track refers to the river, the railway, and a wetland bird found in the area, the water rail.

Great Western Express Festival

In 1972, the nearby ruin of Tupholme Abbey was the setting for the Great Western Express Festival, a four-day pop concert (also known as the Bardney Festival). Funded by Lord Harlech and the actor Stanley Baker (amongst others), the event attracted 30,000 people. Amongst the artistes playing were Roxy Music and Status Quo and, for two nights running, the Rory Gallagher Band. Despite its popularity the show lost money, due mainly to bad weather which blighted the event.

Community

The grade I listed Church of St Lawrence is part of the Bardney Group of the Deanery of Horncastle in the Diocese of Lincoln. There is also an active Methodist chapel on Church Lane. The present building has been in use from 1903 and it replaced an early church. The current minister is the Rev'd Gordon Davis.

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The former Salvation Army Chapel was originally built in 1882 and later converted from a place of worship to a teacher training school before being closed and seemingly abandoned. It is not a listed building but is within the Bardney conservation area.

The modern primary school, Bardney Church of England and Methodist Primary School, was opened in 1983. It replaced two earlier schools merged in 1964. The village has pre-school facilities, including Bardney Mother and Toddler Group which meets at the Methodist Hall, a butcher's shop, a general store and two public houses.

The tenth anniversary of Bardney Gala took place in 2018 on August Bank Holiday Sunday. It is a traditional event consisting of crafts, trade and community stands, funfair rides, bar and BBQ, sports, children's races, car boot sale, classic vehicle display, and an Exemption Dog Show.

Administration

Originally part of the Wraggoe Wapentake, and of the Lincoln poor law union in the Parts of Lindsey, the parish is now part of West Lindsey District, and Lincolnshire County Council.

The civil parish has become part of a group that consists of Bardney, Apley and Stainfield parishes. The villages of Southrey and Kingthorpe are also included.

The 2011 electoral arrangements are:

Sister city

Geography and ecology

Bardney lies between 7 and 17 metres above sea level, on the edge of the present-day Lincolnshire Fens, but its name indicates that before the fens were drained for agriculture (from the 17th century onwards) it was surrounded with wet fenland. Nowadays the Lincolnshire Fens are mostly unflooded, very flat and very productive arable farmland. Wildlife observed on the fens near Bardney includes barn owl, red fox and hemlock.

Bardney is surrounded by ancient woodlands composed primarily of lime trees, known collectively as Bardney Limewoods. Lime forests are rare in the United Kingdom, where oak is generally the dominant climatic climax species. The flora of the woodlands is indicative of ancient woodland, including Allium ursinum, Hyacinthoides non-scripta and Circaea lutetiana, as well as several species of wild orchids. Wildlife in the limewoods includes deer, Eurasian jay, European hornet and purple hairstreak butterfly.

In 2017 a white-billed diver was observed on the River Witham at Bardney. This is an Arctic species which seldom visits the United Kingdom.

References

References

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  2. "Civil parish population 2011". Office for National Statistics.
  3. [https://www.digital-documents.co.uk/cgi-bin/web-archi.pl?ARCHIFormNGRLetter=TF&ARCHIFormNGR_x=11&ARCHIFormNGR_y=69&password=freesearch@freesearch.com&TownName=BARDNEY&county=Lincolnshire&distance=10000&period=&font_size=&placename=Bardney&info2search4=archi_town_search&keywords= Archi UK]
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  5. "Summary of railway history".
  6. (March 1987). "Louth to Bardney Branch". Oakwood Press.
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  8. (1971). "Deserted medieval villages : studies". Lutterworth Press.
  9. (June 2020)
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  13. Shoesmith, Kevin. (2022-05-28). "Bardney Festival: The UK's answer to Woodstock that almost never was". BBC News.
  14. "Ecclesiastical parish details".
  15. "Church details".
  16. "Bardney Methodist Church".
  17. Stell, Christopher. (2002). "An Inventory of Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting-houses in Eastern England". English Heritage.
  18. Croft, Richard. "Welcome to Bardney Methodist Church".
  19. "Methodist chapel web site".
  20. (1909). "Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire". Kelly.
  21. (21 April 2015). "28545".
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  24. "School web site".
  25. "Village history with timeline".
  26. Hinsley, Dawn. (2018-08-21). "Help Bardney Gala celebrate a milestone this August Bank Holiday".
  27. "Gala web site".
  28. "Civil parish group web site".
  29. [http://www.west-lindsey.gov.uk/repDetails.asp?repcode=577&type=%20District%20 Ian Fleetwood], west-lindsey.gov.uk
  30. [http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/AZCouncillorsDetails.aspx?search_councillor=297 Bardney and Cherry Willingham ward councillor: Ian Fleetwood], lincolnshire.gov.uk
  31. [http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/edward-leigh/25183 Edward Leigh MP], parliament.uk
  32. [http://en-gb.topographic-map.com/places/Bardney-4453822/ Topographic Map]
  33. (26 January 2017). "White-billed Diver at Bardney, Lincs – 25th Jan".

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