West Barkwith is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the A157 road and about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north-east from Wragby. The population is included in the civil parish of Benniworth.
West Barkwith | |
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![]() All Saints church remains, West Barkwith | |
Location within Lincolnshire | |
OS grid reference | TF159805 |
• London | 125 mi (201 km) S |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Land | England |
Sovereign state | Vereinigtes Königreich |
Post town | Market Rasen |
Postcode district | LN8 |
Police | Lincolnshire |
Fire | Lincolnshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
West Barkwith and its neighbour East Barkwith were mentioned in Domesday Book of 1086 as one entity and consisted of 26 households and a church.[1]
The parish church was medieval and dedicated to All Saints.[2] The Diocese of Lincoln declared the church redundant in September 1981, and in February 1983 the church was demolished.[3]
References
edit- ^ "East and West Barkwith". Domesday Map. Anna Powell-Smith/University of Hull. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
- ^ Historic England. "All Saints, West Barkwith (527292)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 22 August 2011.
- ^ "West Barkwith". Genuki. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
External links
edit- Media related to West Barkwith at Wikimedia Commons