Saltfleet
| Saltfleet | |
|---|---|
 Saltfleet Mill | |
| Population | 543 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | TF453939 |
| • London | 135 mi (217 km) S |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Louth |
| Postcode district | LN11 7 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Saltfleet is a coastal village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 8 miles (12.9 km) north from Mablethorpe and 11 miles (17.7 km) east from Louth.
The village is part of the civil parish of Skidbrooke with Saltfleet Haven, which had a population of 523 at the 2001 Census,[1] increasing to 543 at the 2011 Census.[2]
Saltfleet is set in countryside. It has a village store with adjoining cafe, a petrol station, a seasonal fish and chip shop, and three caravan sites.
Governance
An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches south west to Little Carlton with a total population taken at the 2011 census of 2,066.[3]
Landmarks
The parish church is a Grade I listed building, dedicated to Saint Botolph, dating from the 13th century. The font is 13th-century. There is a gravestone to a rector of the parish, who died in 1413, set in the chancel floor. The church is now redundant.[4]
Saltfleet has a Grade II listed 19th-century windmill.[5] There are two public houses; the New Inn is a Grade II listed building, dating from the 17th century,[6] and The Crown Inn, which is over 200 years old.[citation needed]
Opposite the New Inn is the Manor House, built in 1673, a date referred to inscribed against the names of Robert Fox and Jane Hardy in a first floor room.[7] Lincolnshire Life magazine published articles on the Manor House: in February 2008 in its Homes and Gardens page; in May 1970; and during the 1960s when it mentioned former occupants including the 1670s owner, Lord Willoughby, a friend of Oliver Cromwell.[citation needed]
Adjacent to the Manor House is a red brick Methodist chapel dating from 1815.[8]
A listed limestone village pump was erected in 1899 in memory of F. A. Freshney who died from wounds inflicted while fighting in South Africa.[9]
Nearby is Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe Dunes National Nature Reserve.[10]
References
- ^ "Skidbrooke with Saltfleet Haven". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ Historic England. "St Botolphs church (1165864)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- ^ Historic England. "Saltfleet Windmill (1165939)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- ^ Historic England. "The New Inn, Saltfleet (1359992)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- ^ Historic England. "The Manor House, Saltfleet (1063062)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- ^ Historic England. "Methodist chapel (1165896)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- ^ Historic England. "Village Pump (1165914)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- ^ "Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe Dunes Nature Reserve". Natural England. Natural England. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
External links
Media related to Saltfleet at Wikimedia Commons- "Skidbrooke", Genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 18 May 2012
