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Also known as Dunholme, Lincolnshire

Dunholme is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the A46 road, and north-east of Lincoln. The earliest written evidence concerning Dunholme is found in the 1086 Domesday Book.

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Place details

Locality
West Lindsey
Region
England
Country
United Kingdom
Population
5,625
Timezone
Europe/London

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Key facts

UK place.static_image_name
St. Chad's Church, Dunholme - geograph.org.uk - 215438.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
Church of St Chad, Dunholme
UK place.country
England
UK place.official_name
Dunholme
UK place.population
2,054
UK place.population_ref
(2011)
UK place.shire_district
West Lindsey
UK place.shire_county
Lincolnshire
UK place.region
East Midlands
UK place.constituency_westminster
Gainsborough
UK place.post_town
Lincoln
UK place.postcode_district
LN2
UK place.postcode_area
LN
UK place.os_grid_reference
TF023792
UK place.london_distance_mi
125
UK place.london_direction
S
UK place.website
dunholme-pc.gov.uk

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
civil parish
Located in
West Lindsey
Population
2054
Image
St. Chad's Church, Dunholme - geograph.org.uk - 215438.jpg
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Commons category
Dunholme
OS grid reference
TF023792
postal code
LN2
P8168
Desna
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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • Local history
  • Economy
  • Sugar beet research
  • Education
  • Geography
  • Notable former residents
  • References
  • External links

Dunholme is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the A46 road, and north-east of Lincoln. The earliest written evidence concerning Dunholme is found in the 1086 Domesday Book.

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 Anglo-Saxon.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dunholme” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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