New York, Lincolnshire

New York

New York village
New York
 New York shown within Lincolnshire
Population 150 
OS grid referenceTF245555
    London 110 mi (180 km)  S
Civil parishWildmore
DistrictEast Lindsey
Shire countyLincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town LINCOLN
Postcode district LN4
Police Lincolnshire
Fire Lincolnshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK ParliamentLouth and Horncastle
List of places
UK
England
Lincolnshire

Coordinates: 53°04′44″N 0°08′24″W / 53.078810°N 0.140105°W / 53.078810; -0.140105

New York is a hamlet in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated in the parish of Wildmore in the Lincolnshire Fens, and on the B1192 road near Coningsby 11 12 miles (18.5 km) north from Boston. In the 2001 Census, New York's population was recorded at less than 150.

A Methodist church was built here in 1872.[1] It was purchased by auction by a private buyer in July 2011.[2]

New York County Primary School is situated on the Langrick Road, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the south.

The hamlet is the inspiration for the Gavin Bryars piece New York.[3]

References

  1. "Wesleyan Methodist chapel". Pastscape - National Monument no: 1381371. English Heritage. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  2. "Church sold at property auction". Horncastle News. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  3. Clements, Andrew: "Bryars: At Portage and Main; One Last Bar Then Joe Can Sing; New York", The Guardian, 14 October 2010
Wikimedia Commons has media related to New York, Lincolnshire.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, December 01, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.