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... With the fell intent of accomplishing the desired objects Cavendish March to strong falls into offered on the 27th day of June he fixed his headquarters at Hanby hall his troops encamped in handy park a very commanding position with their left resting on Billsby Carr their right stretched to, and resting on, the… Continue reading “The Battle of Alford” (Version 2) by William Maldon Bateman (Louth and North Lincs Advertiser)
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Original source text in "Bygone Lincolnshire" by William Henry Andrews https://archive.org/stream/bygonelincolnshi02andruoft/bygonelincolnshi02andruoft_djvu.txt NE could scarcely find a country town whose aspect is more peaceful — an enemy of the place, if it has one, might say more sleepy — than the little town of Alford. Its grey church tower looks down year after year upon its… Continue reading “Alford Fight” by George Tyack
Oliver Cromwell, eye witness to the Battle of Alford, Willoughby, Hanby and Welton le Marsh Dr. Jonathan Fitzgibbons, Senior Lecturer in Early Modern History at the University of Lincoln, reports a letter from Oliver Cromwell dated 28 Sept. 1643. “Cromwell mentions that just as his forces were on the edge of Holland they were ambushed by… Continue reading Oliver Cromwell letters – Battle of Welton le Marsh
Would you like to borrow a book on Welton le Marsh history? - Trevor Oliver
Postcard of Hanby Hall Hanby Hall was the manor house for the lost village of Hanby, mentioned as one of the three manors in the Domesday Book under the entries for Waletune (Modern Welton le Marsh in Lincolnshire). It was demolished in 1975 having stood derelict for a long period. (Villager Tim Broughton claims responsibility… Continue reading Hanby Hall
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