Wigtoft

Wigtoft

Church of St Peter and St Paul, Wigtoft
Wigtoft
 Wigtoft shown within Lincolnshire
Population 491 (2011)
OS grid referenceTF262361
    London 100 mi (160 km)  S
DistrictBoston
Shire countyLincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Boston
Postcode district PE20
Police Lincolnshire
Fire Lincolnshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK ParliamentBoston and Skegness (UK Parliament constituency)
List of places
UK
England
Lincolnshire

Coordinates: 52°54′28″N 0°07′27″W / 52.907846°N 0.124179°W / 52.907846; -0.124179

Wigtoft is a village and civil parish in Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the A17 road, 6 miles (10 km) geographically south-west from Boston, Lincolnshire, and 1 mile (1.6 km) west from Sutterton. Included in Wigtoft civil parish is the hamlets of Asperton and Burtoft.[1]

Wigtoft is one of eighteen parishes which, together with Boston, form the Borough of Boston. The local government has been arranged in this way since the reorganization of April 1, 1974, which resulted from the Local Government Act 1972. This parish forms part of the Five Villages electoral ward.

Previously, the parish had formed part of Boston Rural District, in the Parts of Holland. Holland was one of the three divisions (formally known as parts) of the traditional county of Lincolnshire. Since the Local Government Act of 1888, Holland had been in most respects, a county in itself.

The parish church is a Grade I listed building dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul and dating from the 12th to 15th centuries, and restored in 1891.[2]

Year Population[3]
1801536
1811555
1821637
1831697
1841713
1851741
1881672
1891653
1901693
1911723
1921712
1931702
1941N/A (World War II)
1951518
1961505
2001479
2011491

References

  1. "Burtoft in Wigtoft CP". A Vision of Britain through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  2. "St Peter and St Paul church". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  3. "Wigtoft parish population:Vision of Britain".

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