Brocklesby
Coordinates: 53°35′07″N 0°16′31″W / 53.585315°N 0.27536497°W
| Brocklesby | |
 All Saints church, Brocklesby |
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 Brocklesby
Brocklesby shown within Lincolnshire |
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| OS grid reference | TA 14265 11241 |
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| District | West Lindsey |
| Shire county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Grimsby |
| Postcode district | DN41 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Gainsborough |
| List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire | |
Brocklesby is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The village is 1 mile south of Habrough, 4 miles southwest of Immingham, close to the border of both North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire, and near Humberside International Airport. The parish includes the village of Limber Parva (or Little Limber) which lies to the south.
According to the 2001 census it had a population of 124.
Brocklesby Grade II listed Anglican parish church is dedicated to All Saints.[1] It holds memorials to the Pelham family, particularly Charles Pelham, Lord Worsley, who was killed during the First World War.[2]
Newsham Abbey was located to the north of the village in the hamlet of Newsham, now part of Brocklesby civil parish. [3][4]
Brocklesby has a railway station platform and buildings which are now private property.[citation needed] The nearest railway station in current use is at Habrough.
[edit] References
- ^ "Church of All Saints", National Heritage List for England, English Heritage; retrieved 3 July 2011
- ^ "All Saints Church, Brocklesby and the Church of St. Peter, Great Limber", ntlworld.com/peter.fairweather; retrieved 3 July 2011
- ^ "Newsham Priory". Houses of Premonstratensian Canons. Victoria County History. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=38040&strquery=NEWSHAM%20ABBEY. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
- ^ "Newsham in Brocklesby". GENUKI. GENUKI. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LIN/Brocklesby/. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
[edit] External links
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