East Keal

East Keal

Church of St Helen, East Keal
East Keal
 East Keal shown within Lincolnshire
Population 368 (2001 Census)
OS grid referenceTF376636
    London 115 mi (185 km)  S
Civil parishEast Keal
DistrictEast Lindsey
Shire countyLincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Spilsby
Postcode district PE23
Police Lincolnshire
Fire Lincolnshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK ParliamentLouth and Horncastle
List of places
UK
England
Lincolnshire

Coordinates: 53°09′08″N 0°03′27″E / 53.152160°N 0.057528°E

East Keal is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.[1] It is situated approximately 13 miles (21 km) north from the town of Boston, 2 miles (3 km) south from the town of Spilsby, and on the edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

East Keal church is dedicated to Saint Helen, dates from the 13th and 14th centuries, and is built in Early English and Perpendicular styles. It was extensively rebuilt in 185354 by Stephen Lewin but retains many of its original features.[2] It is a Grade II* listed building.[3] Edmund de Grimsby, later a prominent judge and Crown official, was parish priest here in the 1320s.

East Keal CE School was built as a parochial school in 1848. It reopened in 1874 as the East Keal National School, became a Junior School in 1950, and closed in 1968.[4]

The small village of Keal Cotes lies on the border of East Keal and West Keal.

References

  1. "East Keal CP/AP". A Vision of Britain through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  2. "Church of St Helen". Pastcape. English Heritage. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  3. "Church of St Helen, East Keal". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  4. "East Keal CE School". Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 18 May 2011.

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