Cawkwell
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Coordinates: 53°17′57″N 0°04′43″W / 53.299134°N 0.078728°W| Cawkwell | |
 Cawkwell bridleway |
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  Cawkwell Cawkwell shown within Lincolnshire | |
| OS grid reference | TF281797 |
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| - London | 125 mi (201 km) S |
| Civil parish | Scamblesby |
| District | East Lindsey |
| Shire county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Louth |
| Postcode district | LN11 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Louth and Horncastle |
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Cawkwell is a hamlet and former civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 6 miles (10 km) south-west from the town of Louth, and in the Lincolnshire Wolds, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Cawkwell is a deserted medieval village first mentioned in 1354.[1][2] Cawkwell parish church was dedicated to Saint Peter. It was still standing in 1872 but had disappeared by 1924, with parts of it used to restore the church at Scamblesby.[1][2] Cawkwell House is a Grade II listed building dating from 1825 and built of brick with a slate roof.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Cawkwell". Lincs to the Past. Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Cawkwell". Pastscape. English Heritage. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ↑ English Heritage. "Cawkwell House, Louth Road (1063687)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
External links
Media related to Cawkwell at Wikimedia Commons- "Cawkwell (Calkwell)", Genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2013
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