| Kirton-in-Lindsey | |
| "Kirton Lindsey" | |
Mount Pleasant Mill |
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Kirton-in-Lindsey
Kirton-in-Lindsey shown within Lincolnshire |
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| Population | 2,694 (2001 Census) |
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| OS grid reference | SK936986 |
| Unitary authority | North Lincolnshire |
| Ceremonial county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GAINSBOROUGH |
| Postcode district | DN21 |
| Dialling code | 01652 |
| Police | Humberside |
| Fire | Humberside |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Scunthorpe |
| List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire | |
Kirton-in-Lindsey, also abbreviated to Kirton Lindsey, is a small town and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England.
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It is 10 miles (16.1 km) south of Scunthorpe, near the A15 road, and has a total resident population of 2,694.
Served by Kirton Lindsey railway station, the town is the site of RAF Kirton in Lindsey. Its name distinguishes it from the other Kirton in Lincolnshire, known as Kirton in Holland. The busy B1398 Lincoln - Scunthorpe road passes through the town with Grayingham nearby to the south. The B1400 passes down the side of the ridge past the railway station at the bottom of the hill to Messingham on Cleatham Road. Half of the town is on top of the ridge, half of it is situated on the side. The Lincolnshire boundary along the B1205 is one mile to the south.
There is the usual assortment of small businesses and shops serving the local community. RAF Kirton in Lindsey, situated between the B1400 and B1398 on top of the ridge to the south-east of the town is to close. It was called the Rapier Barracks until 2004 when it returned to the RAF and has a golf course and a Gliding Club Trent Valley Gliding Club.
North of the town next to the B1398 is Mount Pleasant Mill on the top of the ridge. From here and most of the town is a view over the Trent Valley.
It was the one time home of Catherine Parr, the sixth wife of Henry VIII after she had been married to her first husband, Sir Edward Burgh. Edward's father, Sir Thomas Burgh, 1st Baron Burgh was a steward to the manor of the soke of Kirton-in-Lindsey. In October 1530, Sir Thomas secured a joint patent in survivorship with his son, Sir Edward Burgh, granting them a modest manor.[1][2]
Amongst the churches in Kirton in Lindsey was a Salvation Army Hall, which was in turn a former Primitive Methodist church. The building is no longer standing. The United Mission Church of St Andrew is on St Andrews Street and includes Anglican, Methodist and Baptist congregations.
Historically part of the West Riding of the parts of Lindsey, in the county of Lincolnshire, Kirton became part of Glanford Brigg poor law union in the 19th century and thus ended up in Glanford Brigg Rural District from 1894 and then from 1974 to 1996 the Glanford district of Humberside. This became part of North Lincolnshire in 1996.
The local comprehensive school is the Huntcliff School on Redbourne Mere (B1206). This school received a "good" ofsted report in 2010. There is also a primary school.
BBC weatherman Darren Bett is a former resident.