Village

The Wheatsheaf Inn is a lovely pub and restaurant, set in the picturesque village of Dry Doddington, on the borders of Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire. Chef-proprietor, Dan Bland and his fiancée Katie, have created a wonderful drinking and dining pub restaurant where you can enjoy quality locally sourced food and a fine selection of beers, ales and wine.

Location

Dry Doddington is situated just 6 miles south east of Newark-on-Trent and only 9 miles north of Grantham. It is easily accessed from both the A1 north and southbound carriageways.

Built on a rise on a road between the Lincolnshire villages of Claypole and Westborough villages it is located just east of the River Witham. The village borders onto Balderton parish in Nottinghamshire to the west, Claypole parish to the north and Westborough parish to the west.

The origins of the name

The name Dry Doddington is a combination of Old English dryge and Dodda+ing+tun, for "dry estate of a man called Dodda".
Mentioned in the 1086 Domesday Book, the village name is given as Dodintune.
[A. D. Mills, "A Dictionary of English Place-Names," Oxford University Press, 1991]

The public house

We have been lead to believe that parts of the pub date back over 600 years, but don’t quote us on that! We’re working on getting more history on the pub and will publish it here when we have it. If anyone knows anything about the history of The Wheatsheaf, then please contact us.

The church of St James

The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St James and is an ancient structure.
It was restored in 1876. It is also well known for its dramatic leaning spire.

The church contains a memorial to the 49 Squadron Lancaster that crashed near the village on 26th November 1944. The aircraft was called ‘O-Oboe’, piloted by F/O Le Marquand (PB432). ‘O-Oboe’ had only been in the air a fewminutes before, laden with bombs and fuel, when she sank back to earth again. Five fortunate members of the crew survived the crash landing, but sadly Norman Langley, the wireless operator and air gunner, and Edward Blake, the mid-upper gunner, were both killed