Dunholme is a village and

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in the

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, England. It is situated on the

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, and north-east of

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. The earliest written evidence concerning Dunholme is found in the 1086

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. There are multiple theories on the origins of the village's name. One presented in ''The Place and River Names of the West Riding of Lindsey'' is that the name of the village is derived from "Dunham" from 'dun' meaning hill, and 'ham' meaning river bend. An alternative origin by Ekwall suggests the name came from "Donna's ham", meaning the 'ham' or enclosure of Dunna, possible an

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. Within the village, Dunholme has a post office, a village shop, St Chad's CE Primary School on Ryland Road. The

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is dedicated to

Saint Chad Chad (died 2 March 672) was a prominent 7th-century Anglo-Saxon monk. He was an abbot, Bishop of the Northumbrians and then Bishop of the Mercians and Lindsey People. After his death he was known as a saint. He was the brother of Bishop C ...

, and is a Grade I

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, built in Early English style. It contains a kneeling

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to Robert Grantham (died 1616), which was restored in 1856 and 1892.Cox, J. Charles (1916) ''Lincolnshire'' p. 119; Methuen & Co. Ltd The church forms part of the benefice of Welton, Dunholme and Scothern. The rood screen was carved by the Congolese sculptor

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. RAF Dunholme Lodge airfield was used by

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during the Second World War. It closed in 1964 and little remains. Some of the land was purchased by Rev William Farr in 1946 for the site of William Farr School. Every summer, the village holds a village

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. The fête is held in the centre of the village near the church and involves a duck race alongside many other activities. The village has a camera club.

Local history

Dunholme has had a significant impact on Lincolnshire history. Terence Leach, who was headmaster of the village primary school, was a passionate advocate of Lincolnshire history and wrote a number of books on the areas's history. He is best known as the author of a series of books o
Lincolnshire country houses
He also helped create the annua
Brackenbury Lectures
in aid of the Raithby Methodist Chapel. More recently Adrian Gray, the son of a former vicar of Dunholme, has published severa
books
on Lincolnshire history.

Education

William Farr C of E Comprehensive School is partially located within the parish boundary and is accessible from Honeyholes Lane in the village of Dunholme, however the main entrance is located on Lincoln Road in Welton.

Geography

The village stands almost exactly in the centre of its parish, on the banks of the Welton Beck, which follows into the village from Welton in the north. Work on the A46 bypass started in February 1987, being built by A.F. Budge. The bypass was opened on Friday 13 November 1987, by Zena Scoley, the chairman of the county council. The bypass cost £1m, and was 1.5 miles long.''Lincolnshire Echo'' Friday 13 November 1987, page 11

References

External links

*
Parish Council website

Dunholme village website

St Chad's primary school

Welton, Dunholme & Scothern Benefice

Community Centre
{{authority control Villages in Lincolnshire Civil parishes in Lincolnshire West Lindsey District