Wyham cum Cadeby

Wyham cum Cadeby (otherwise Wyham with Caldeby[1]) is a depopulated civil parish[2] in the East Lindsey[3] district of Lincolnshire, England. The nearest village is Ludborough (where any remaining population is included), about 1 mile (1.6 km) to the east on the A16 road, and the nearest town, Louth, 5 miles (8 km) to the south.

Wyham cum Cadeby

All Saints church, Wyham
Wyham cum Cadeby
Location within Lincolnshire
OS grid referenceTF283949
• London140 mi (230 km) S
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGrimsby
Postcode districtDN36
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

Wyham cum Cadeby consists of the remaining hamlet of Wyham (grid reference TF277951[4]) and the former village of Cadeby, otherwise North Cadeby (TF271960,[5]), both settlements a deserted medieval village.

The parish church, dedicated to All Saints, once seated 90. It was restored in 1886[6] and declared redundant and sold in 1982.[7] The parish records are held in Lincoln.[8]

There is a former chalk quarry which has been converted to a clay and skeet shooting ground.

References
  1. Vision of Britain
  2. "Parish Administration record, East Lindsey".
  3. District council
  4. Historic England. "Wyham (353255)". PastScape. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
  5. Historic England. "Cadeby (353252)". PastScape. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
  6. Historic England. "All Saints Church (527299)". PastScape. Retrieved 28 April 2010. Not updated since it was converted.
  7. GENUKI
  8. "Index of Parish Records held by Lincolnshire Archive" (PDF).
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