East Kirkby
Coordinates: 53°08′32″N 0°00′11″W / 53.142158°N 0.0030369312°W
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 St Nicholas, East Kirkby |
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 East Kirkby
East Kirkby shown within Lincolnshire |
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| OS grid reference | TF 33670 62419 |
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| District | East Lindsey |
| Shire county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Spilsby |
| Postcode district | PE22 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Louth and Horncastle |
| List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire | |
East Kirkby is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies on the A155 7 miles (11 km) south-east of Horncastle.
East Kirkby 13th century Grade II* listed Anglican parish church is dedicated to St Nicholas.[1] The church tower and nave arcades are of Decorated style, and the chancel screen, Perpendicular. In the south aisle is a 14th century slab to Sir Robert Sylkestone (d. 1347), founder of the chantry.[2]
A Wesleyan chapel was established in 1862.[3]
East Kirkby was the birthplace of Thomas Goodrich, or Goodricke, (1494–1554). Goderich was Bishop of Ely (1533–54) and Lord High Chancellor of England from 1551.[3]
East Kirkby has a disused 1820 Grade II listed tower mill.[4] The village public house is the Red Lion on Fen Lane.[5]
The Prime Meridian passes just to the east of East Kirkby through the former RAF East Kirkby airfield, which has a meridian marker. The airfield was a World War II Royal Air Force base, part of which now houses the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre.
[edit] References
- ^ "Church of St Nicholas", National Heritage List for England, English Heritage. Retrieved 24 July 2011
- ^ Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire pp. 183, 184; Methuen & Co. Ltd
- ^ a b Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire with the port of Hull 1885, p. 604
- ^ "East Kirkby Windmill", National Heritage List for England, English Heritage. Retrieved 24 July 2011
- ^ The Red Lion, geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2011
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