CHERRY WILLINGHAM: West Lindsey Parish #127 of 128

WEST LINDSEY PARISH #127: CHERRY WILLINGHAM

With just two left to visit in West Lindsey, we now come to Cherry Willingham, the largest one that remains, and one of Lincoln’s most residential satellite villages. Often known to the locals as Cherry, as opposed to its more formal name, Cherry Willingham lies four miles outside the Lincoln city boundary, with only the tiny Greetwell village separating it from the brand new Lincoln Eastern Bypass. Cherry Willingham is built on the northern acclivity of the Vale of Witham. Its name literally means “Homestead of the Willas people, where the Cherries grow”.

Much like nearby Nettleham, Cherry is twinned with a French village, in this case Le Grand Luce in Pays de la Loire. The village has spread outwards from an original settlement which began behind the current Church. Iron Age remains have been found there in the past. Now very residential, Cherry is a great little commuter village – and its still growing. Running through the modern village is a railway line – the Lincoln to Grimsby line which we’ve seen countless times throughout the district.

The village can be split into three distinct areas – the two main ones being directly North and South of that line. The third area is known as Hawthorn, a small hamlet which used to be on the main road between Reepham and Lincoln, now cut off from the city by the eastern bypass.

So let’s have a walk around it, and you can bet as a local, I enjoyed every step.

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Cherry Heritage Society:
https://lincsheritageforum.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/cwhs_newsletter_no-4-october-2014.pdf

New Homes at Hawthorn:
https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-news/plans-approved-20-more-homes-8383807

Marina:

Developer submits final housing plans for Cherry Willingham marina

Cherry Fields:
https://www.facebook.com/CherryWillinghamFields/
https://worthunlimited.co.uk/lincolnshire
https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/cherry-willingham-2022.html?sortBy=relevant
https://cherrywillingham.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk/parish-information/cherry-fields/1

General History:
https://www.west-lindsey.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2022-02/Cherry%20Willingham%20Neighbourhood%20Plan%20May%202018.pdf
https://cherrywillingham.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk/parish-information/history?documentId=13&categoryId=3#:~:text=The%20village%20was%20first%20mentioned,and%2040%20acres%20of%20meadow.%22

GENUKI:
https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LIN/ChapelStLeonard/HighStreetMethodistWesleyan

Parish Hall:

Home

Cricket Club:
https://cwcc.play-cricket.com/Aboutus

Cherry Tree:
https://whatpub.com/pubs/LIN/17/cherry-tree-inn-cherry-willingham

Church:
https://www.nationalchurchestrust.org/church/st-peter-st-paul-cherry-willingham

New Memorial:
https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/210820

Railway Accident:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2686050/Two-people-dead-struck-freight-train-level-crossing-Lincolnshire.html

Wishing Well:
https://whatpub.com/pubs/LIN/16/wishing-well-cherry-willingham

East Croft:
https://www.anchor.org.uk/our-properties/east-croft-lincoln

Demographics:
http://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/eastmidlands/admin/west_lindsey/E04005976__cherry_willingham/

Rightmove:
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/house-prices/cherry-willingham.html?page=1

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Brendan Perkins – “Foxsnow” (B. Perkins)

Brendan Perkins – “Mickey’s House” (B. Perkins)

The Keyhouse – “Voices” (H. Flunder)

The Keyhouse – “Circles” (H. Flunder)

Helen Flunder – “Sun” (H. Flunder)

Helen Flunder – “Angels” (H. Flunder)

Helen Flunder – “C Song” (H. Flunder)

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