Human settlement in England
Sixhills is a village in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire , England, about 3 miles (4.8 km) south-east from Market Rasen . It lies just south of the A631 between Market Rasen and Ludford . It is in the civil parish of North Willingham .
The Church of All Saints was designed by James Fowler (1869 and 1875).[ 1]
Gilbertine nunnery
The village was the site of a former nunnery of the Gilbertine Order , founded in the 12th century.[ 2] Edward I , Gwladys ferch Dafydd was sent there where she remained until her death in 1336.[ 3] Christina Bruce , was also imprisoned there from 1306 to 1315.[citation needed
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Unitary authorities Boroughs or districts Major settlements Topics Historic subdivisions :
Holland ,
Kesteven ,
Lindsey
History and notable places :
Belton House ,
Bolingbroke Castle ,
Boston Stump ,
Bourne Abbey ,
Cadwell Park ,
Cross Keys Bridge ,
Crowland Abbey ,
Donna Nook ,
Far Ings ,
Frampton Marsh ,
Freiston Shore ,
Gibraltar Point ,
Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre ,
Grimsby Minster ,
Haxey Hood ,
Humber Bridge ,
Isle of Axholme ,
Kinema in the Woods ,
Kingdom of Lindsey ,
Lincoln Castle ,
Lincoln Cathedral ,
Lincoln Cliff ,
Lincolnshire Fens ,
Lincolnshire Coast ,
Market Rasen Racecourse ,
Museum of Lincolnshire Life ,
St James' Church, Louth ,
Tattershall Castle ,
The Wash ,
The Wolds ,
Usher Gallery ,
Winceby Battlefield ,
Woolsthorpe Manor
