Ruckland
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Ruckland is a village in the civil parish of Maidenwell, and about south from the town of Louth, in the East Lindsey district, in the county of Lincolnshire, England. It lies in the Lincolnshire Wolds, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. In 1931 the parish had a population of 21. On 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished to form Maidenwell. thumb|left|Wolds road to Rucklands from Haugham In the 1086 Domesday Book Ruckland is written as "Rochland", with nine households, the Lord of the Manor being Briscard.
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Ruckland is a village in the civil parish of Maidenwell, and about south from the town of Louth, in the East Lindsey district, in the county of Lincolnshire, England. It lies in the Lincolnshire Wolds, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. In 1931 the parish had a population of 21. On 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished to form Maidenwell. thumb|left|Wolds road to Rucklands from Haugham In the 1086 Domesday Book Ruckland is written as "Rochland", with nine households, the Lord of the Manor being Briscard.
Ruckland's church, dedicated to Saint Olave (sometimes Olaf), seats forty people. It was built in 1885 of green sandstone by William Scorer, and is a Grade II listed building. The churchyard contains the war graves of a Royal Navy sailor and an Army Veterinary Corps soldier of the Second World War.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ruckland” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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