Goltho Village

Heritage Site in Lincolnshire West Lindsey

England

Goltho Village

The Ivy public house and Corndolly café
The Ivy public house and Corndolly café Credit: David Lally

Goltho Village, located in the county of Lincolnshire, England, is a heritage site that holds historical and cultural significance. The village is nestled in the picturesque Lincolnshire Wolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Goltho has a rich history dating back to the medieval period. The village was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, highlighting its importance even during that time. It was primarily an agricultural settlement, with its economy revolving around farming and animal husbandry.

The village is renowned for its well-preserved medieval church, St. George's. This beautiful church dates back to the 13th century and still retains its original architecture and features. The church is known for its stunning stained glass windows, intricate carvings, and medieval wall paintings. It provides visitors with a glimpse into the religious and architectural practices of the medieval period.

Goltho also boasts a fascinating network of footpaths and bridleways that meander through the surrounding countryside. These paths offer stunning views of the rolling hills, green pastures, and charming country cottages. The area is a haven for nature lovers and hikers, providing ample opportunities for outdoor activities, picnics, and leisurely walks.

Visiting Goltho Village allows tourists and locals alike to immerse themselves in the rich history and natural beauty of the Lincolnshire Wolds. It offers a tranquil and idyllic escape from the bustling city life, providing a unique glimpse into the past and a chance to appreciate the beauty of the English countryside.

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Goltho Village Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 53.282/-0.327 or Grid Reference TF1177. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

The Ivy public house and Corndolly café
The Ivy public house and Corndolly café
The Turnor Arms
The Turnor Arms
The sign of The Turnor Arms See: <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6933995">TF1378 : The Turnor Arms</a>
The sign of The Turnor Arms
Goltho, St. George's Church, 2021 (1) 8 years after a disastrous fire in 2013 - See <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3716859">TF1177 : St.George's church</a>.
Goltho, St. George's Church, 2021 (1)
8 years after a disastrous fire in 2013 - See TF1177 : St.George's church.
Goltho, St. George's Church, 2021 (2) 8 years after a disastrous fire in 2013 - See <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3716859">TF1177 : St.George's church</a>.
Goltho, St. George's Church, 2021 (2)
8 years after a disastrous fire in 2013 - See TF1177 : St.George's church.
Goltho, St. George's Church, 2021 (3) 8 years after a disastrous fire in 2013 - See <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3716859">TF1177 : St.George's church</a>.
Goltho, St. George's Church, 2021 (3)
8 years after a disastrous fire in 2013 - See TF1177 : St.George's church.
Goltho, St. George's Church, 2021 (4) 8 years after a disastrous fire in 2013 - See <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3716859">TF1177 : St.George's church</a>.
Goltho, St. George's Church, 2021 (4)
8 years after a disastrous fire in 2013 - See TF1177 : St.George's church.
Goltho, St. George's Church, 2021 (5) 8 years after a disastrous fire in 2013 - See <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3716859">TF1177 : St.George's church</a>.
Goltho, St. George's Church, 2021 (5)
8 years after a disastrous fire in 2013 - See TF1177 : St.George's church.
War grave at Goltho, St. George's Church, 2021 8 years after a disastrous fire in 2013 - See <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3716859">TF1177 : St.George's church</a>.
War grave at Goltho, St. George's Church, 2021
8 years after a disastrous fire in 2013 - See TF1177 : St.George's church.
Rand Medieval Settlement: aerial 2021 (3) Rand was documented in the late 11th century as a manor of Wragby, but during the late 12th century a separate manor was established here by the Burdet family, who retained it until the mid 14th century.

See <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MLI54189&resourceID=1006" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MLI54189&resourceID=1006">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> 

The moated site is first recorded in 1153: see <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MLI54190&resourceID=1006" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MLI54190&resourceID=1006">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>

Former fishponds to the south of the moat: see <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MLI51215&resourceID=1006" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MLI51215&resourceID=1006">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Rand Medieval Settlement: aerial 2021 (3)
Rand was documented in the late 11th century as a manor of Wragby, but during the late 12th century a separate manor was established here by the Burdet family, who retained it until the mid 14th century. See LinkExternal link The moated site is first recorded in 1153: see LinkExternal link Former fishponds to the south of the moat: see LinkExternal link
"Wragby Moats", a Manorian Manor complex: aerial 2022 The remains of a medieval manorial complex. 

See <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=09cad9c1-6cbb-4d7a-b6ac-b5ff9c4d1eec&resourceID=19191" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=09cad9c1-6cbb-4d7a-b6ac-b5ff9c4d1eec&resourceID=19191">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> and <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MLI43631&resourceID=1006" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MLI43631&resourceID=1006">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>

See also <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5021809">TF1377 : Wragby moats: aerial 2016</a> and <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5021793">TF1377 : Wragby and its moats: aerial 2016</a>.
"Wragby Moats", a Manorian Manor complex: aerial 2022
The remains of a medieval manorial complex. See LinkExternal link and LinkExternal link See also TF1377 : Wragby moats: aerial 2016 and TF1377 : Wragby and its moats: aerial 2016.
Goltho: aerial 2022 (1) St. George's Church: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=76b2167a-05d4-432c-a931-3a659f9cdacf&resourceID=19191" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=76b2167a-05d4-432c-a931-3a659f9cdacf&resourceID=19191">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>

Goltho Medieval Settlement Earthwork And Cropmark Site: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=ec19aad5-49d4-4854-bafb-f065821c9129&resourceID=19191" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=ec19aad5-49d4-4854-bafb-f065821c9129&resourceID=19191">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>

Traces of Romano-British settlement: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=59411ede-0a52-4991-907a-6925db9d8905&resourceID=19191" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=59411ede-0a52-4991-907a-6925db9d8905&resourceID=19191">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>

Site of defended manorial enclosure: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MLI50494&resourceID=1006" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MLI50494&resourceID=1006">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>

Site of motte and bailey castle: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MLI50493&resourceID=1006" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MLI50493&resourceID=1006">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>

Part of Middle-Saxon settlement: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MLI51233&resourceID=1006" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MLI51233&resourceID=1006">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>

Deserted settlement of Goltho or Bullington: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MLI51217&resourceID=1006" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MLI51217&resourceID=1006">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>

Romano-British farmstead and building remains: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MLI50713&resourceID=1006" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MLI50713&resourceID=1006">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>


The soilmarks are picked out by the early morning January frost, and the remains of the earthworks by the (long) early morning morning winter shadows - note the shadows of the trees around the church.
Goltho: aerial 2022 (1)
St. George's Church: LinkExternal link Goltho Medieval Settlement Earthwork And Cropmark Site: LinkExternal link Traces of Romano-British settlement: LinkExternal link Site of defended manorial enclosure: LinkExternal link Site of motte and bailey castle: LinkExternal link Part of Middle-Saxon settlement: LinkExternal link Deserted settlement of Goltho or Bullington: LinkExternal link Romano-British farmstead and building remains: LinkExternal link The soilmarks are picked out by the early morning January frost, and the remains of the earthworks by the (long) early morning morning winter shadows - note the shadows of the trees around the church.
Goltho: aerial 2022 (2) St. George's Church: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=76b2167a-05d4-432c-a931-3a659f9cdacf&resourceID=19191" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=76b2167a-05d4-432c-a931-3a659f9cdacf&resourceID=19191">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>

Goltho Medieval Settlement Earthwork And Cropmark Site: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=ec19aad5-49d4-4854-bafb-f065821c9129&resourceID=19191" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=ec19aad5-49d4-4854-bafb-f065821c9129&resourceID=19191">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>

Traces of Romano-British settlement: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=59411ede-0a52-4991-907a-6925db9d8905&resourceID=19191" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=59411ede-0a52-4991-907a-6925db9d8905&resourceID=19191">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>

Site of defended manorial enclosure: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MLI50494&resourceID=1006" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MLI50494&resourceID=1006">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>

Site of motte and bailey castle: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MLI50493&resourceID=1006" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MLI50493&resourceID=1006">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>

Part of Middle-Saxon settlement: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MLI51233&resourceID=1006" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MLI51233&resourceID=1006">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>

Deserted settlement of Goltho or Bullington: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MLI51217&resourceID=1006" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MLI51217&resourceID=1006">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>

Romano-British farmstead and building remains: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MLI50713&resourceID=1006" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MLI50713&resourceID=1006">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>

The soilmarks are picked out by the early morning January frost, and the remains of the earthworks by the (long) early morning morning winter shadows - note the shadows of the trees around the church.
Goltho: aerial 2022 (2)
St. George's Church: LinkExternal link Goltho Medieval Settlement Earthwork And Cropmark Site: LinkExternal link Traces of Romano-British settlement: LinkExternal link Site of defended manorial enclosure: LinkExternal link Site of motte and bailey castle: LinkExternal link Part of Middle-Saxon settlement: LinkExternal link Deserted settlement of Goltho or Bullington: LinkExternal link Romano-British farmstead and building remains: LinkExternal link The soilmarks are picked out by the early morning January frost, and the remains of the earthworks by the (long) early morning morning winter shadows - note the shadows of the trees around the church.
The Turnor Arms, Wragby
The Turnor Arms, Wragby
Old Lincoln Road, Goltho
Old Lincoln Road, Goltho
Path across a field of beans
Path across a field of beans
Field track to the medieval village of Goltho
Field track to the medieval village of Goltho
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Goltho Village is located at Grid Ref: TF1177 (Lat: 53.282, Lng: -0.327)

Division: Parts of Lindsey

Administrative County: Lincolnshire

District: West Lindsey

Police Authority: Lincolnshire

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Goltho
Is In: Lincolnshire, England, UK
Place: hamlet
Source: NPE
Lat/Long: 53.2776806/-0.3264667
Goltho Woods Woodhenge
Artist Name: Mick Burns
Artwork Type: sculpture
Tourism: artwork
Lat/Long: 53.2806913/-0.3337436
Goltho village (historic)
Addr Street: Goltho Lane
Archaeological Site: fortification
Historic: archaeological_site
Source: Bing
Lat/Long: 53.2820941/-0.32737
Goltho
End Date: C15
Historic: deserted_medieval_village
Lat/Long: 53.2830334/-0.3297507
Goltho Fishing Lakes
Addr Street: Goltho Lane
Tourism: attraction
Lat/Long: 53.278784/-0.3271127
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