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St Peters Church, Frithville |
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Frithville
Frithville shown within Lincolnshire |
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| Population | 549 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | TF322502 |
| District | East Lindsey |
| Shire county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Boston |
| Postcode district | PE22 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Boston and Skegness |
| List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire | |
Frithville is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies about 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Boston on the B1183, and in the fenland area, West Fen.
The name Frith comes from the Old English "fyrhoe", meaning wood or woody pasture. The first mention of Frith is in 1323 when it was called Le Frith; later in 1512 it was called "The Kings Frith beside Boston".[1] Formerly extra-parochial land, Frithville was enclosed in 1802 and made a parochial township in 1812.[2] The church of Saint Peter was built in 1821 and is a grade II listed building[3] in Mount Pleasant, a hamlet which became part of the township of Frithville at Frithville's creation.
In 1885 Kelly's reported that the brick-built church and the vicarage were erected simultaneously. There was also in existence a Wesleyan chapel. Chief crops at the time were wheat and beans.[4]
Frithville has a primary school and an agricultural shop.
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