West Torrington
Appearance
West Torrington | |
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St Mark's Church, West Torrington | |
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 |
UK Parliament | |
West Torrington is a small hamlet in the West 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
- ^ "Parish Headcounts"; Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 6 July 2012
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ https://books.google.se/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
External links
- Media related to West Torrington at Wikimedia Commons