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St Peter's church, Dunston |
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Dunston
Dunston shown within Lincolnshire |
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| Population | 694 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | TF063628 |
| District | North Kesteven |
| Shire county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Lincoln |
| Postcode district | LN4 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Sleaford and North Hykeham |
| List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire | |
Dunston is a small village in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies close to the B1188 between Nocton to the north and Metheringham to the south.
In Domesday the village is written as Dunestune, meaning "Dune's farm".
The parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter, and is a grade II listed building dating from the 12th century. It was restored by R. H. Carpenter between 1874 and 1876.[1]
Three miles to the west on the A15 is Dunston Pillar, a grade II listed tower, and former land lighthouse built by Sir Francis Dashwood to guide travellers across Lincoln Heath. [2] In 1810 at the jubilee of George III the lantern was removed and replaced with a statue of the king, and in the 1843 Journal of the Agricultural Society it was described as the "only land light-house ever raised".[3]
The Peterborough to Lincoln Line passes through the village, with a station a mile away at Metheringham.
The White Horse public house is to the east at Dunston Fen; the Red Lion is on Middle Street.
Trangé, near Le Mans in France