Dry Doddington, Lincolnshire.
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Dry Doddington, Lincolnshire.
Image: © Derek Voller Taken: 24 Feb 2011
The village is so named, not, as you can see, because of its lack of pubs, for there is the excellent Wheatsheaf Inn on the right of the picture. But the name derives from ancient times when the land was the "dry" estate of a man named Dodda. The 600 year old church of St. James was restored in 1876 and is noted for its leaning tower and spire. See also Image The church contains a memorial to two members of the crew of a 49 Squadron Lancaster bomber which crashed nearby in November 1944. It was heavily laden with bombs and fuel having just taken off from the local RAF Bomber Command station. It was a miracle that the other five crew members survived the crash.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.010517
Longitude
-0.735177