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Moulton is a village and civil parish in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the B1537 road, east from the centre of Spalding and west from Holbeach. Moulton is the primary village of an extensive Fenland parish, over in length. The civil parish includes the smaller villages of Moulton Chapel, Moulton Seas End and Moulton Eaugate. The separate village of Moulton Chapel is about south of Moulton and a similar distance east of Cowbit.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Parish council web site )〕 ==History== Moulton Grammar School was founded through an endowment given in the will of John Harrox (died 1561) who was steward to Sir John Harrington of Weston. The School opened in 1562 with ten pupils and continued to educate boys until 1939 when it merged with Spalding Grammar School. Some school buildings still exist but are now private residences. John Harrox is commemorated in the name of the Primary School and the Moulton Harrox sports club. The Moulton Harrox Educational Foundation uses income from the management of more than to support the education of young people of the district.〔(Wanted: one student to get £6,000 funding ''Spalding Today'' 23 September 2008 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Moulton Harrox Educational Foundation )〕 Old boys of the Grammar School included: * Johnny Douglas (1895-7), Olympic gold medal winner in boxing and captain of the England Cricket Team * Rt Rev Kenneth Healey, Bishop of Grimsby from 1958–66 * Walter Plowright (1923–2010) veterinary scientist Moulton railway station closed to passengers in 1959. The station buildings remain but are now private residences although some of the old platform structures still exist. During the 1970s Moulton was home to an astronomical observatory that was relocated to Sussex in the early 1980s. On 28 July 2005, a mini-tornado swept through the village, damaging the church roof and some other properties in the vicinity, depositing glass tens of metres away. 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「Moulton, Lincolnshire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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