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South Witham is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.southwitham.net/index.html )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://moderngov.southkesteven.gov.uk/mgParishCouncilDetails.aspx?ID=460 )〕 It is situated south from Grantham and 10 miles east from Melton Mowbray. The village is close to the Leicestershire and Rutland borders. ==History== The village takes its name from the River Witham which rises nearby. But the origin of the word ''Witham'' is still unknown. The village has until recently also been spelt as "South Wytham". In 1966, the Royal Air Force built a large housing estate on the opposite side of the River Witham. The houses were intended for servicemen at RAF Cottesmore, but were taken instead by personnel at RAF North Luffenham. The village trebled in size virtually overnight, and the primary school was similarly increased in size. A NAAFI was provided for the forces' families. On 2 August 1973, Canberra B2 WJ674 of 231 OCU crashed in the field east of The Fox public house, near Woodbine Farm in North Witham parish. Two of the aircrew ejected successfully, but the pilot,Flt. Lt. T.M.Murray, was killed. In 2010 a plan for a super-dairy with almost 3,000 cows was withdrawn after concerns expressed by residents. 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「South Witham」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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