Doddington is a village in the civil parish of , in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish of "Doddington and Whisby" at the 2011 census was 319. The parish of Doddington and Whisby lies west of Lincoln, to the north of the A46 road, and is bounded to its west by Nottinghamshire. It includes the hamlet of Whisby, and parts of the Whisby Moor Nature Reserve.Doddington and Whisby parish map, lincolnshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 21 June 2011
In 1921 the parish of Doddington had a population of 128. On 1 April 1931 the parish was abolished and merged with Whisby to form "Doddington and Whisby".
In the Domesday Book of 1086, Doddington is written as "Dodingtone", in the Hundred of Graffoe, in Kesteven. It held 21 households, 14 villagers, 6 smallholders, a church with priest, and 4 ploughlands."Documents Online: Doddington, Lincolnshire", Folio: 346r, Great Domesday Book; The National Archives. Retrieved 23 December 2011 Before the Conquest, lordship was held by Aelric son of Mergeat; after, the abbey of Westminster St Peter became Lord and Tenant-in-chief., Domesdaymap.co.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2011
Doddington's Grade II listed parish church is dedicated to St Peter.St Peter’s Church Doddington, British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 21 June 2011Doddington (with Whisby), Genuki. Retrieved 21 June 2011 The church was rebuilt in 1771 but retained its Early English font;Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire p.117; Methuen & Co. Ltd the rebuilding was under the auspices of Lord Delaval.Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire with the port of Hull 1885, p.378 Pevsner notes that the architects, Thomas and William Lumby, retained and copied north aisle details from the previous Decorated building, and that the church holds a c.1569 chalice, a 1670 alms basin, a 1706 flagon by John Bodington, and a 1706 paten by William Fawdery.Pevsner, Nikolaus; Harris, John; The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire pp.514, 515; Penguin, (1964); revised by Nicholas Antram (1989), Yale University Press.
John 'Jack' Delaval (1756-1775), the last male heir of the Delaval family, died aged nineteen and was buried in St Peter's Doddington. Reportedly the church interior was painted black for the funeral.Green, Martin (2010); The Delavals: A Family History, p.96.
Other listed structures include farm houses, cottages and occupational buildings.Doddington and Whisby, British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 21 June 2011
Within the village is the Grade I listed Elizabethan house, Doddington Hall,Doddington Hall, British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 21 June 2011Doddington Hall, Historic Houses Association; retrieved 21 June 2011 a former seat of the Northumbrian Delaval family."Doddington Hall" Heritage Educational Outreach Trust. Retrieved 21 June 2011 The house is E-plan, and surmounted by three octagonal brick turrets with leaded cupolas.
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External links
Doddington (with Whisby), Genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 7 April 2013