East Barkwith

East Barkwith

St Mary's Church, East Barkwith
East Barkwith
 East Barkwith shown within Lincolnshire
Population 373 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceTF168814
    London 125 mi (201 km)  S
DistrictEast Lindsey
Shire countyLincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Market Rasen
Postcode district LN8
Police Lincolnshire
Fire Lincolnshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK ParliamentGainsborough
List of places
UK
England
Lincolnshire

Coordinates: 53°19′01″N 0°14′52″W / 53.316842°N 0.24776°W / 53.316842; -0.24776

East Barkwith is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the A157, and approximately 13 miles (21 km) north-east from the city and county town of Lincoln,

The parish church is dedicated to Saint Mary and is a Grade II* listed building dating from the early 12th century, with later restorations, and is built of greenstone, limestone and ironstone.[2]

There was a school here which opened in January 1873 as a National School. and closed in April 1987 as East Barkwith CE School.[3]

The village was served by East Barkwith railway station which opened in 1876 and closed in 1958.[4]

East Barkwith civil parish includes the village of Panton.[5] It also includes the deserted medieval village (DMV), of Hardwick, which is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086.[6][7]

References

  1. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  2. "Church of St Mary, East Barkwith". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  3. "East Barkwith CE School". Lincs to the Past. Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  4. "East Barkwith". Disused stations - Site Record. Subterranea Britannica. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  5. Historic England. "Panton (351448)". PastScape. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  6. Hardwick in the Domesday Book. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  7. Historic England. "Hardwick (1049145)". PastScape. Retrieved 27 June 2011.

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