East Kirkby

East Kirkby
Church of St Nicholas, East Kirkby
East Kirkby East Kirkby shown within Lincolnshire
Population	303 (2011)^[1]
OS grid reference	TF336624
– London	110 mi (180 km) S
District	East Lindsey
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Spilsby
Postcode district	PE22
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Louth and Horncastle
List of places UK England Lincolnshire

Coordinates: 53°08′32″N 0°00′11″W / 53.142158°N 0.003037°W / 53.142158; -0.003037

East Kirkby is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. it is situated 7 miles (11 km) south-east from Horncastle, and on the A155 road.

East Kirkby 13th-century Grade II* listed Anglican parish church is dedicated to St Nicholas.^[2] The church tower and nave arcades are of Decorated style, and the chancel screen, Perpendicular. In the south aisle is a 14th-century slab to Sir Robert Sylkestone (d. 1347), founder of the chantry.^[3]

A Wesleyan chapel was established in 1862.^[4]

East Kirkby Mill

East Kirkby was the birthplace of Thomas Goodrich, or Goodricke, (1494–1554). Goderich was Bishop of Ely (1533–54) and Lord High Chancellor of England from 1551.^[4]

East Kirkby has a disused 1820 Grade II listed tower mill.^[5] The village public house is the Red Lion on Fen Lane.^[6]

The Prime Meridian passes just to the east of East Kirkby through the former RAF East Kirkby airfield, which has a meridian marker. The airfield was a Second World War Royal Air Force base, part of which now houses the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre.

Main article: RAF East Kirkby

References

↑ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 19 August 2015.
↑ Historic England. "Church of St Nicholas (1168096)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
↑ Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire pp. 183, 184; Methuen & Co. Ltd
1 2 Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire with the port of Hull 1885, p. 604
↑ Historic England. "East Kirkby Windmill (1063569)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
↑ The Red Lion, Geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2011

External links

Media related to East Kirkby at Wikimedia Commons
Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre
East Kirkby Mill

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Unitary authorities	North East Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire

Boroughs or districts	Boston East Lindsey Lincoln North Kesteven South Holland South Kesteven West Lindsey

Major settlements	Alford Barton-upon-Humber Boston Bottesford Bourne Brigg Broughton Burgh-le-Marsh Caistor Cleethorpes Crowland Crowle Epworth Gainsborough Grantham Grimsby Holbeach Horncastle Immingham Kirton-in-Lindsey Lincoln Long Sutton Louth Mablethorpe Market Deeping Market Rasen North Hykeham Scunthorpe Skegness Sleaford Spalding Spilsby Stamford Wainfleet All Saints Winterton Wragby See also: List of civil parishes in Lincolnshire

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East Lindsey District

Council	East Lindsey District Council

Civil parishes	Aby with Greenfield Addlethorpe Alford (town) Alvingham Anderby Ashby with Scremby Asterby Aswardby Authorpe Baumber Beesby with Saleby Belchford Belleau Benniworth Bilsby Binbrook Bolingbroke Brackenborough with Little Grimsby Bratoft Brinkhill Bucknall Burgh le Marsh (town) Burgh on Bain Burwell Calcethorpe with Kelstern Candlesby with Gunby Carrington Chapel St Leonards Claxby St Andrew Claxby with Moorby Claythorpe Coningsby (town) Conisholme Covenham St Bartholomew Covenham St Mary Croft Cumberworth Dalby Donington on Bain East Barkwith East Keal East Kirkby Eastville Edlington with Wispington Elkington Farlesthorpe Firsby Fotherby Friskney Frithville and Westville Fulletby Fulstow Gautby Gayton le Marsh Gayton le Wold Goulceby Grainsby Grainthorpe Great Carlton Great Steeping Great Sturton Greetham with Somersby Grimoldby Hagworthingham Hainton Hallington Haltham Halton Holegate Hameringham Hannah cum Hagnaby Harrington Hatton Haugh Haugham Hemingby High Toynton Hogsthorpe Holton le Clay Horncastle (town) Horsington Hundleby Huttoft Ingoldmells Irby in the Marsh Keddington Kirkby on Bain Langriville Langton Langton by Spilsby Langton by Wragby Legbourne Little Carlton Little Cawthorpe Little Steeping Louth (town) Low Toynton Ludborough Ludford Lusby with Winceby Mablethorpe and Sutton (town) Maidenwell Maltby le Marsh Manby Mareham le Fen Mareham on the Hill Markby Market Stainton Marshchapel Mavis Enderby Midville Minting Muckton Mumby New Leake North Coates North Cockerington North Ormsby North Somercotes North Thoresby Orby Partney Raithby Raithby cum Maltby Ranby Reston Revesby Rigsby with Ailby Roughton Saltfleetby Sausthorpe Scamblesby Scrivelsby Sibsey Skegness (town) Skendleby Skidbrooke with Saltfleet Haven Sotby South Cockerington South Ormsby cum Ketsby South Somercotes South Thoresby South Willingham Spilsby (town) Stenigot Stewton Stickford Stickney Stixwould and Woodhall Strubby with Woodthorpe Swaby Tathwell Tattershall Tattershall Thorpe Tetford Tetney Theddlethorpe All Saints Theddlethorpe St Helen Thimbleby Thornton le Fen Thorpe St Peter Toynton All Saints Toynton St Peter Tumby Tupholme Ulceby with Fordington Utterby Waddingworth Wainfleet All Saints (town) Wainfleet St Mary Waithe Walmsgate Well Welton le Marsh Welton Le Wold West Ashby West Barkwith West Fen West Keal West Torrington Wildmore Willoughby with Sloothby Withcall Withern with Stain Wood Enderby Woodhall Spa Wragby Wyham cum Cadeby Yarburgh

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