Street Names of Healing

This list is far from complete, so if you have any suggestions please do comment.

The Avenue: Named so because it is the main road through the village.
Station Road: Formerly Occupation Road. Leads to the train station.
Oak Road: There is a large oak tree at one end.

Great Coates Road: Leads to Great Coates.
Stallingborough Road: Leads to Stallingborough.
Westwood Road: There used to be a woodland next to here, thus it is west (of) wood.
Wells Road: Leads to the famous Healing Wells.
Ivy Farm Court: Ivy Farm was once located here. Houses built some time in the 1990's I think.
Pinney's Court: The name of the Healing family who owned Ivy Farm.

Ford's Avenue: unsure
Radcliffe Road: unsure
Rookery Road: the Rookery was once located along here.
Aylesby Lane: the track that leads to Aylesby.
Carr Lane: Carrs are marshlands, however I haven't seen any evidence of carrs in that area.


Note: I have not included recent housing estates (e.g. Wisteria Drive), with the exception of Ivy Farm Court, because they are named after flowers or trees and may not have anything to do with Healing's history.

Regards,
James

Archaeology: Artefacts Shown at Healing Fete 2011

The highlight of the year for a Healing resident is, undoubtedly, the village fete. Everyone gets together on the Healing Moated Manor site, and the main spectacle this year was the unveiling of the artefacts found on the site in 1995. The Friends of Healing Moated Site has been tracking the artefacts down, and, after languishing in crates in the council's storage, the artefacts were brought out for all to see. Scroll down for some images of what was found:

Above: Medieval pig bone toggle (like a button)

Above: Greenware pottery




Above: Anglo-Saxon pin beater, used to adjust threads whilst weaving.

Above: Rim of a Roman bowl, found near the medical centre.

Above: the spout from a Medieval pot.

Above: Medieval pottery with a green glaze.

Above: The inside of a cooking pot. Below: The outside, which shows evidence of burning.

Above: a piece of Medieval brick. This is evidence of a high-status manor, as brick was expensive. For most people's houses, mud and stud was used.


James

All photos were taken by E Lingard.

Healing Train Station

When Healing’s population grew in the 19^th century, the need for a train station arose. The station was built by builders Riggall and Hewins, and was opened on the 1^st April 1881. The total cost was £447. In 1896, the Post Office was opened, and messages were forwarded by Morse code. The station became unmanned on 29^th June 1969.

Evidence exists of the ‘sidings’ on one side of the track. These were built to store empty stock and wagons.

Healing Station also helped with the transportation of Greatford watercress (farmed in Healing) and animal feed.

During the Second World War, British and American troops used Healing Station for transportation. Some people remember American troops in P38 Lightnings racing down the track, and then they would go to play chase around the water tower.