Amcotts

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Amcotts
Amcotts shown within Lincolnshire
OS grid reference	SE8514
Unitary authority	North Lincolnshire
Ceremonial county	Lincolnshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	East Midlands
European Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire

Coordinates: 53°37′N 0°43′W / 53.61, -0.71

Amcotts is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England, on the Isle of Axholme. It is situated on the river Trent, near Scunthorpe, and faces Flixborough on the eastern bank of the river. The 2001 census recorded a population of 219 for the parish. The parish is served by St Marks church built 1853-1859, designed by the Goole architect Mark Faviell.

In 1974 properties in the village suffered significant damage due to the Flixborough disaster.