West Torrington

West Torrington

St Mark's Church, West Torrington
West Torrington
West Torrington shown within Lincolnshire
Population 128 (2011)
OS grid reference TF135821
 London 130 mi (210 km) S
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Market Rasen
Postcode district LN8
Police Lincolnshire
Fire Lincolnshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK Parliament

West Torrington is a small hamlet in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the edge of Bleasby Moor and 3 miles (4.8 km) north from Wragby. The 2001 Census recorded a West Torrington population of 69,[1] increasing to 128 at the 2011 census.[2]

The village is a setting in Sebastian Faulks' 2005 novel Human Traces.[3]

References

  1. "Parish Headcounts"; Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 6 July 2012
  2. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=Qj7simOj864C&pg=PA185&lpg=PA185&dq=West+Torrington+Human+Traces&source=bl&ots=lrhlT8G9U_&sig=GB9EIg_HAtT01acajrcFiiluv10&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=West%20Torrington%20Human%20Traces&f=false


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