Evedon
Village in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England
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Evedon is a village in the civil parish of Ewerby and Evedon, in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 2 miles (3.2 km) north-east from the town of Sleaford.
| Evedon | |
|---|---|
Church of St Mary, Evedon | |
  Evedon Location within Lincolnshire | |
| OS grid reference | TF096474 |
| • London | 100 mi (160 km) S |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Sleaford |
| Postcode district | NG34 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
In 1885 Kelly's Directory noted that Evedon was a parish of 1,333 acres (5 km2) and three farms, on heavy soil that produced crops of wheat, oats, beans, barley and turnips, and seeds – small potatoes used as seed stock. Parish population in 1881 was 73, with Murray Finch-Hatton as sole landowner. The parish was entitled to send children to Sleaford Grammar School, and two to the Free School at Ewerby.[1] The parish register dates from 1599. By 1933 parish land had increased to 1,647 acres (7 km2), with 5 acres of water – population in 1921 was now 81.[2] There were still three farms, with two farm bailiffs, and a dairyman. The nearest money order and telephone office was at Ewerby.[3]
The former civil parish of Evedon was amalgamated on 1 April 1931 with that of Ewerby, to form "Ewerby and Evedon".[4]
The parish church, dedicated to Saint Mary, is a Grade II* listed building dating from the 13th century and restored in 1898, and built of limestone.[5][6]
Evedon Manor House, once the seat of the Bertie family, is a Grade II listed 16th-century house built from limestone, with 19th-century alterations.[7][8]
