Edlington, Lincolnshire

Edlington

Church of St Helen, Edlington
Edlington
Edlington shown within Lincolnshire
Population 147 (Parish; 2001 census)[1]
OS grid reference TF2371
• London 120 mi (190 km) S
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town HORNCASTLE
Postcode district LN9
Dialling code 01507
Police Lincolnshire
Fire Lincolnshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands

Edlington is a village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 2 miles (3.2 km) north-west from the town of Horncastle, and in the civil parish of Edlington with Wispington. In the 2001 Census the parish population was recorded as 147,[1] reducing to 134 at the 2011 census.[2]

Edlington Grade II listed Anglican parish church is dedicated to St Helen.[3] Originating in the 12th century, it was rebuilt in 1859 by James Fowler, but retained its Norman tower arch and Early English font.[4]

A further listed building is the late 16th-century Hall Farm House.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Area: Edlington with Wispington CP (Parish) Neighbourhood Statistics website, Office for National Statistics.
  2. ↑ "Civil parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  3. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Helen (1063178)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  4. ↑ Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire p. 123; Methuen & Co. Ltd
  5. ↑ Historic England. "Hall Farm House (1147265)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
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