Chapel St Leonards
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| Population | 3,384 (2011)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | TF5672 |
| – London | 115 mi (185 km) S |
| District | East Lindsey |
| Shire county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SKEGNESS |
| Postcode district | PE24 |
| Dialling code | 01754 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Boston and Skegness |
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Coordinates: 53°13′23″N 0°20′11″E / 53.2230°N 0.3365°E
Chapel St. Leonards is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 5 miles (8 km) north from the resort of Skegness.
The village is a location for caravan park holidays, is next to several miles of beach, and close to Fantasy Island, market towns, and the Lincolnshire Wolds.
A Chapel St. Leonards landmark is Chapel Point, 1 mile (1.6 km) north from the centre of the village. It is a restored part of a major Second World War coastal defence line; the restoration included the gun structure and the viewing platform. In recent years Chapel Point has become a location for birdwatchers, being visited by migrating birds such as the Mediterranean gull.[2]
Governance
An electoral ward in the same exists. This ward stretches west to Hogsthorpe with a total population taken at the 2011 census of 4,684.[3]
Chapel and church
The name of the village derives from a chapel at Mumby dedicated to St Leonard; the village history is tied to that of Mumby, both at one time being part of the same ecclesiastical parish.[4]
The village Anglican church, also dedicated to St Leonard, was rebuilt in 1572 after a flood, and again rebuilt in 1794 on a smaller scale. There was further rebuilding in 1866 and in 1901 when the church was lengthened and the red-tiled tower, unique in Lincolnshire, was added. In 1924 the chapel was again enlarged and lengthened, and a new east window and reredos added. The present church holds parish registers dating from 1665, although bishop's transcripts go back as far as 1568.
References
- ↑ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ↑ "Welcome to the South Lincs RSPB Local Group Website", South Lincs RSPB
- ↑ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Harris, John; Antram, Nicholas: Lincolnshire, Volume 27, p. 219, at Google Books
External links
Media related to Chapel St Leonards at Wikimedia Commons- Chapel St. Leonards Parish Council
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