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Elsham is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. It is situated north from Brigg, north from the M180 and west from the A15 road. The A15 (built in 1978) traverses the old runways of the former RAF Elsham Wolds airfield. Close to the village is Elsham Hall. Elsham Grade II * listed Anglican church, dedicated to All Saints, is of 12th century Early English origin. It was restored in 1874.〔Cox, J. Charles (1916) ''Lincolnshire'' p. 123; Methuen & Co. Ltd〕 At Elsham there was an Augustinian priory; it was dissolved during the 1536 Suppression.〔 The village is the birthplace of the agricultural engineer Richard Hornsby, astronomer Wallace L. W. Sargent,〔("Wallace Leslie William Sargent " ), Astro.caltech.edu. Retrieved 16 January 2012〕 and George Green, a recipient of the Medal of Honor in the American Civil War. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Elsham, North Lincolnshire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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