About the town » Glentham, Lincolnshire, England, Great Britain

Glentham is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies on the A631, 6 miles west from Market Rasen, and 2 miles east from Caenby Corner and the A15. The village includes the hamlet of Caenby. The 2001 census recorded a population of 341. Glentham Grade I listed Anglican church is dedicated to St Peter and St Paul. Originating in the 13th century, it has had additions and changes up to the 20th. It is mainly Perpendicular in style. Pevsner dates the tower from 1756, and a stained glass window by Christopher Whall from 1915. In the chancel and the north aisle are monuments and brasses to the Tourney family of Cavenby. Set within a niche over the south porch is an image of Pieta holding the dead Christ. At the west of the church is a mutilated 14th century brass effigy of a female; previously known as "Molly Grime", it was, up to 1832, washed every Good Friday by seven old maids. In 1885 Kelly's recorded both a Wesleyan and Primitive Methodist chapel, and a nearby barrow. At that time much land in the area was given over to pasture, while main crops grown were wheat, barley and beans. The ecclesiastical parish is part of the Owmby group of parishes. Glentham has a public house, The Crown Inn, a post office, shop, and village hall. The village gave its name to a Ham class minesweeper, HMS Glentham.