Southrey

Southrey

Church of St John the Divine
Southrey

 Southrey shown within Lincolnshire
OS grid reference TF137669
Parish Bardney
District West Lindsey
Shire county Lincolnshire
Region East Midlands
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Lincoln
Postcode district LN3 5
Police Lincolnshire
Fire Lincolnshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK Parliament Gainsborough
List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire

Southrey is a village in the civil parish of Bardney in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, about 2 miles (3.2 km) south east of Bardney.

In the 1086 Domesday Book Southrey was listed as "Sutrei" and consisted of eleven households.[1]

The little church dedicated to Saint John the Divine was built in 1898.[2]

Southrey railway station opened in 1848 and closed in 1970.[3]

Southrey Wood Butterfly Reserve is managed by Butterfly Conservation. Southrey Woods cover 22 acres and are part of Bardney Limewoods, a Site of Special Scientific Interest[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Southrey". Domesday Map. Anna Powell-Smith/University of Hull. http://domesdaymap.co.uk/place/TF1366/southrey/. Retrieved 21 July 2011. 
  2. ^ "St John the Divine". A church near you. A church near you. http://www.achurchnearyou.com/southrey-st-john-the-divine/. Retrieved 21 July 2011. 
  3. ^ "Southrey Railway Station". Pastscape. English Heritage. http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=507079&sort=4&search=all&criteria=Southrey&rational=q&recordsperpage=10. Retrieved 21 July 2011. 
  4. ^ "Southrey Woods Butterfly Reserve". Wildlife Extra. Wildlife Extra. http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/uk/southrey-wood.html#cr. Retrieved 21 July 2011. 
  5. ^ "Bardney Limewoods SSSI". Natural England. Natural England. http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/sssi/unitlist.cfm?sssi_id=2000014. Retrieved 21 July 2011.