New Leake

New Leake

St Jude's Mission Church, New Leake
New Leake
 New Leake shown within Lincolnshire
Population 332 (2001 Census)
OS grid referenceTF392569
    London 110 mi (180 km)  S
Civil parishNew Leake
DistrictEast Lindsey
Shire countyLincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Boston
Postcode district PE22
Dialling code 01205
Police Lincolnshire
Fire Lincolnshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK ParliamentBoston and Skegness
List of places
UK
England
Lincolnshire

Coordinates: 53°05′29″N 0°04′42″E / 53.091512°N 0.078396°E / 53.091512; 0.078396

New Leake is a village and civil parish, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 9 miles (14 km) north from Boston, and 10 miles (16 km) east from Coningsby.

St Judes Mission church lies within the village of New Leake. It appears to have been built and opened around 1896.[1][2] It is part of the Stickney Group of churches[3]

East Fen Chapel was a Primitive Methodist chapel originally built in 1831, but was replaced by a new building in 1855. It closed in 1969.[4]

New Leake primary school was built in 1890, originally as the New Leake Board School, by the United School Board of the parishes of Old and New Leake (1881-1903).[5]

References

  1. "Lincs to the Past". Eastville Par/8/1. Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  2. "Lincs to the Past". Eastville Par/23/1. Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  3. "Stickney Group of Churches". Welcome to your churches. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  4. "Lincs to the Past". East Fen Chapel Meth/C/East Fen. Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  5. "Lincs to the Past". Leake School Board. Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 18 May 2011.

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