Cabourne is a hamlet and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the A46 road, and just over 1 mile (1.6 km) east from the town of Caistor. In 2021 the parish had a population of 81. The parish church is a Grade II* listed building dedicated to Saint Nicholas. The tower dates from the 11th century, the rest of the church being 15th-century, with a restoration in 1872. During restoration a Norman font was unearthed below the floor. A late 11th- or 12th-century grave marker lies against the east wall of the chancel. An 1830 Grade II listed octagonal pump house exists here. Pelham's Pillar is a 128 ft high Grade II listed tower, dating from 1840 to 1849 by E. J. Willson. A plaque above the door commemorates Charles Anderson Pelham, Lord Yarborough who planted 12,532,700 trees in Cabourne High Wood between 1787 and 1828. The column was begun by Pelham's son in 1840, and completed by his grandson in 1849.

Nearby Places View Menu
Location Image
1.1 km

Caistor Rural District

Caistor was a rural district in Lincolnshire, Parts of Lindsey from 1894 to 1974. It was formed by the Local Government Act 1894 from Caistor rural sanitary district. It entirely surrounded, but did not include, the town of Market Rasen. It was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, becoming part of the West Lindsey district.
1.1 km

North Riding of Lindsey

The North Riding of Lindsey was a division of the Lindsey part of Lincolnshire in England. It consisted of the north-eastern part of the county, and included the Bradley-Haverstoe, Ludborough, Walshcroft and Yarborough wapentakes.
1.8 km

Caistor Yarborough Academy

Caistor Yarborough Academy is a mixed 11–16 yrs secondary school based in the Lincolnshire market town of Caistor, England. The school was founded as Caistor Yarborough School on 18 October 1938, and celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2013. The school serves a large area of rural Lincolnshire, with a number of pupils travelling from outside the local area to attend the school, including pupils from Grimsby and Scunthorpe. It performs consistently well at GCSE.
Location Image
2.1 km

Pelham's Pillar

Pelham's Pillar is a 39-metre (128 ft) high monument and viewing tower in Cabourne, Lincolnshire, England. It is a Grade II listed building, located on the Brocklesby Park estate, part of the wider Yarborough estate. The pillar was built to commemorate the landowner Charles Anderson-Pelham, 1st Earl of Yarborough (1781–1846). It also served as a viewing tower from which the Earls of Yarborough could survey their extensive estate.