North Kelsey

North Kelsey

All Hallows' Church, North Kelsey
North Kelsey
 North Kelsey shown within Lincolnshire
Population 966 (2011)
OS grid referenceTA0410
   – London 135 mi (217 km)  S
DistrictWest Lindsey
Shire countyLincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town MARKET RASEN
Postcode district LN7
Dialling code 01652
Police Lincolnshire
Fire Lincolnshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK ParliamentGainsborough
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Coordinates: 53°30′06″N 0°25′42″W / 53.5018°N 0.4283°W / 53.5018; -0.4283

North Kelsey is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The village is situated 4 miles (6 km) west from Caistor and 19 miles (31 km) north-east from the county town of Lincoln.

Within the parish is the hamlet of North Kelsey Moor, once the site of North Kelsey railway station.

According to the 2001 Census North Kelsey had a population of 959, increasing slightly to 966 at the 2011 census.[1]

Community

North Kelsey has an Anglican church and a Methodist chapel. There is a village hall, primary school, two public houses, The Butcher's Arms and The Royal Oak, and a recently renovated windmill. The village post office was closed in 2008, as part of a series of rural post-office closures, and is now a general store and newsagents.

Landmarks

North Kelsey parish church was dedicated to St Nicholas until the late 19th century, after which dedicated to All Hallows. The church was rebuilt in 1869, although the tower dates from the 13th century. An early stone coffin lid lies against the outside wall. The church suffered minor damage in a whirlwind which hit South and North Kelsey in the 1930s.

Facing the church is Grade II listed Church Farm. The central part of the house is Elizabethan, with later Georgian additions, including larger windows. The south wall of the house is constructed in the same manner, and is the same age as, the 13th-century church tower.

The adjacent village of Hibaldstow is reached by crossing Hibaldstow Bridge, an iron lattice girder bridge, built in 1889, that spans the River Ancholme.

The former RAF Caistor is chiefly within the parish, and the concrete bases of three Thor IRBM launch pads remain.

Sport

The North Kelsey mixed tennis league was established in 1966. The League includes the majority of tennis clubs in North Lincolnshire, and others in the North East Lincolnshire Unitary Authority area. Some of the league's clubs are affiliated to the Lawn Tennis Association of Great Britain.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
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