Glentworth is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the parish (including Caenby Corner) was 323 at the 2011 census.[1] It is situated approximately 10 miles (16 km) north from the centre of the city and county town of Lincoln, and just over 1 mile (1.6 km) south-west from Caenby Corner.

Glentworth
Church of St Michael, Glentworth
Glentworth Location within Lincolnshire
Population	323 (2011)
OS grid reference	SK947885
• London	130 mi (210 km) S
District	West Lindsey
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GAINSBOROUGH
Postcode district	DN21
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Louth and Horncastle
List of places UK England Lincolnshire 53.385105°N 0.576750°W / 53.385105; -0.576750

The name Glentworth comes from the Old English glente+worth or heopa+hamm for "enclosure frequented by birds of prey".^{[citation needed]} In the Domesday Book it is noted as "Glentewrde".[2]

The Church of England parish church of Saint Michael dates from three periods, as shown by the varied masonry of its outside walls. The oldest part is the Anglo-Saxon tower. The middle section of the present church is the product of Georgian and Victorian rebuilding. Its eastern end, with its rougher stonework, is largely Elizabethan.^{[citation needed]}

Glentworth is the site of Glentworth Hall, an Elizabethan country house built by Christopher Wray.[3]

Villagers construct scarecrows for an annual themed 'Glentworth Scarecrows' competition event.[4]

References

Further reading

• Foster, James Rex, MA; A History of Glentworth, 4th edition. Rectory Press 2005, reprinted 2011
• Foster, James; Lincolnshire Past & Present, Society For Lincolnshire History & Archaeology, Winter 2010-11 and Spring 2011 editions: two-part article on the 1556 and 1753 halls at Glentworth.

External links

• Media related to Glentworth, Lincolnshire at Wikimedia Commons
• "Glentworth", Genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 11 December 2011