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Saint Martin de Tours' Church, Blyton |
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Blyton
Blyton shown within Lincolnshire |
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| Population | 1,086 (2001 Census) |
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| OS grid reference | SK855945 |
| - London | 153 mi (246 km) S |
| District | West Lindsey |
| Shire county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GAINSBOROUGH |
| Postcode district | DN21 |
| Dialling code | 01427 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire | |
Blyton is a village and civil parish within the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north-east of Gainsborough. From Blyton the village of Laughton lies to the north, and Pilham to the south-east, while the course of the River Trent is nearby to the west.
Blyton had a population of 1,086 in the 2001 census.[1]
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The name Blyton is thought to be from a combination of the Old Norse and Old English Bligr+ton, meaning "farmstead of a man called Bligr".[2] It appeared in the Domesday Book as Blitone.
Great Central Railway's heavy rail line between Gainsborough and Grimsby came to Blyton around 1848, whereby Blyton railway station was established within the parish. Although the line is still operational, the station has closed.
During the Second World War Blyton was home to the bomber airfield RAF Blyton, just north-east of the village. It was abandoned in 1954. The B1205 road skirts the southern border of the old airfield, and the A159 runs through its western edge. Today the airfield has been converted into Blyton Raceway for motor sports and karting.
From a very early time, Blyton was part of an ancient parish, Blyton cum Wharton, within the historic county boundaries of the Parts of Lindsey in Lincolnshire[3]
In March 1886 a part of Pilham parish, known as Pilham Carr, was transferred to Blyton. Some records refer to it simply as "Carr".
For governance, Blyton parish was in the Corringham Wapentake in the West Lindsey district of the Parts of Lindsey. From 1894 until 1974 it lay within Gainsborough Rural District in the administrative county of Lindsey.
Since 1974 Blyton has been within the shire district of West Lindsey.
The Grade I listed Anglican church, established in the 11th century, is dedicated to St Martin.[4] The lower parts of the tower are Norman and parts of the aisle are Early English. The chancel was rebuilt in 1877, but retains a ca.1300 window. The font is of Perpendicular style. The north wall of the chancel holds an inscription to the children (d.1613 and 1615) of Sir John Wray.[5]
There is also a Primitive Methodist chapel built in 1851.