North Cockerington
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 St Mary's Church, North Cockerington |
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  North Cockerington |
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| Population | 192 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | TF373908 |
| – London | 130 mi (210 km) S |
| District | East Lindsey |
| Shire county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | LN11 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Louth and Horncastle |
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Coordinates: 53°23′48″N 0°03′53″E / 53.396655°N 0.064822°E
North Cockerington is a small village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 3 miles (5 km) north-east from Louth.
Village population has fluctuated between 150 and 200 since 1801 and currently remains at just below 200, with an equal distribution of males and females.
North Cockerington was formerly known as Cockerington St Mary, distinguishing it from Cockerington St Leonard, now South Cockerington. In 1670 Sir Jarvis Scrope founded six tenements for poor people of North and South Cockerington.
The village has no shops or public houses. The former post office in Meadow Lane, once called Ashdene, is now Pump Cottage.
The village school is North Cockerington Church of England Primary School.
The Greenwich Prime Zero meridian line passes through the village.
See also
External links
Media related to North Cockerington at Wikimedia Commons- North Cockerington Church of England Primary School
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