Metheringham

Metheringham is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 9 mi south from Lincoln and 10 mi north from Sleaford.

History
The village is a documented settlement in the Domesday Book of 1086. The village is thought to date from Saxon times, and to be associated with the name "Medrich". The addition of the plural ending "-es" together with the familiar "-ham" ending is thought to have produced "Medrichesham" (the homestead of Medrich), which in time became corrupted to the modern name of the village.

The earliest surviving document relating to the village is dated 24 June 1314, from reign of Edward II.

Geography
Metheringham lies 3 mi east of the Lincoln Cliff escarpment, and on the western edge of fenland that extends south-east towards Boston and The Wash. It lies on the north to south B1188 between Ruskington and Branston, and on the east to west B1202 and B1189. Dunston is 1 mi to the north, and Scopwick and Blankney are to the south. The railway station is on Station Road (B1189).

The centre of the village is a conservation area. To the west and the A15 is Metheringham Heath, on which is a SSSI at a local quarry. To the east is Metheringham Fen, across which lies Metheringham Delph, which drains into the River Witham from where it connects to the Car Dyke near an old wartime airfield. The Metheringham Delph nature reserve at Tanvats, and Sots Hole, are nearby.

Community
Metheringham is known by locals as 'Meg'. Village population is approximately 4500.

The parish church is dedicated to St Wilfrid, and is in the Metheringham group of churches with Blankney and Dunston. There is a Methodist church, built in 1907 by the architect Albert Edward Lambert.

The village has a primary school, a Co-op store, and a traditional butcher's shop that has been in the village for over 80 years. It has four public houses – the Star & Garter on Prince's Street, the White Hart Inn, the Lincolnshire Poacher, on High Street and the Londesborough Arms.

Metheringham has transport links to surrounding villages, towns and Lincoln. There are also regular bus and rail services. The village is served by bus companies Brylaine, RoadCar, and Dunnline. It also has rail services to Lincoln, Doncaster, Sleaford, Spalding, Peterborough, Newark, Nottingham and Leicester.