THRECKINGHAM, a parish in the wapentake of
AVELAND, parts of KESTEVEN, county of LINCOLN, 2
miles (N. E. by N.) from Falkingham, containing, with
the hamlet of Stow, 202 inhabitants. The living is a
discharged vicarage, in the archdeaconry and diocese of
Lincoln, rated in the king's books at £ 6. 8.9., and in
the patronage of Sir G. Heathcote, Bart. The church,
dedicated to St. Peter, has a lofty tower and spire, and
exhibits a curious admixture of the Norman, early
English, and decorated styles of architecture. In the
chancel is an elegant stall; the font is circular, with
early English panelling, and there are some old monuments
and good screen-work.