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Lincolnshire Coast
The coast of Lincolnshire runs for more than down the North Sea coast of eastern England, from the estuary of the Humber (which divides it from East Yorkshire) to the marshlands of the Wash, where it meets Norfolk. This stretch of coastline has long been associated with tourism, fishing and trade. Towns and villages Major settlements on the Lincolnshire coast include the ports of Grimsby and Immingham, and the seaside resorts of Cleethorpes, Mablethorpe (with Sutton-on-Sea), Ingoldmells and Skegness. Smaller towns and villages on the coast include South Ferriby, Barton, Barrow, New Holland, Saltfleet & Saltfleetby, Theddlethorpe, Trusthorpe, Sandilands, Anderby Creek, Chapel St Leonards and Freiston Shore. The port of Boston, though some from the open sea, is often considered a coastal town. Boston Haven, a tidal stretch of the River Witham, made Boston one of the most significant ports in England between the 11th and 17th centuries. Boston was a " staple town" a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skegness
Skegness ( ) is a seaside town and civil parish in the East Lindsey District of Lincolnshire, England. On the Lincolnshire coast of the North Sea, the town is east of Lincoln and north-east of Boston. With a population of 21,128 as of 2021, it is the largest settlement in East Lindsey. It incorporates Winthorpe and Seacroft, and forms a larger built-up area with the resorts of Ingoldmells and Chapel St Leonards to the north. The town is on the A52 and A158 roads, connecting it with Boston and the East Midlands, and Lincoln respectively. Skegness railway station is on the Nottingham to Skegness (via Grantham) line. The original Skegness was situated farther east at the mouth of the Wash. Its Norse name refers to a headland which sat near the settlement. By the 14th century, it was a locally important port for coastal trade. The natural sea defences which protected the harbour eroded in the later Middle Ages, and it was lost to the sea after a storm in the 1520s. Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingoldmells
Ingoldmells ( ) is a coastal village, civil parish and resort in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the A52, and north from the resort town of Skegness. Most housing is found in the west of the village in large council complexes. Close by to the west is the village of Addlethorpe. The village primary school is on Simpson Court. There are fish and chip shops and bars near the beach. Ingoldmells is known as a holiday destination, with sites containing large numbers of caravans. The first Butlins holiday camp was in the village. History The parish church is a Grade I listed building dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul and dating from 1200. The chancel was demolished in 1706, and the church was restored in 1858 and 1892. The west tower dates from the 14th century, and the benches and font are 15th century. A war memorial in the churchyard is a Grade II listed former churchyard cross and sundial dating from 1600 and restored in 1919. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mablethorpe
Mablethorpe is a seaside town in the civil parish of Mablethorpe and Sutton, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.OS Explorer map 283:Louth and Mablethorpe: (1:25 000): In 1961 the civil parish had a population of 3,611. On 1 April 1974 the parish was changed to form "Mablethorpe and Sutton". The population including nearby Sutton-on-Sea was 12,531 at the 2011 census and estimated at 12,633 in 2019. The town was visited regularly by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, a 19th-century Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom. Some town features have been named after him, such as Tennyson Road and the now closed Tennyson High School. History Roman Empire A hoard of Roman Empire, Roman treasure was found in Mablethorpe in the 1980s, as were a Roman brooch and pottery. Mablethorpe Hall Mablethorpe has existed as a town for many centuries, gaining its market town charter in 1253. Coastal erosion means some of it was lost to the sea in the 1540s. Records of the Fitzwilliam family of Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seaside Resort
A seaside resort is a city, resort town, town, village, or hotel that serves as a Resort, vacation resort and is located on a coast. Sometimes the concept includes an aspect of an official accreditation based on the satisfaction of certain requirements such as in the German ''Seebad''. Where a beach is the primary focus for tourists, it may be called a beach resort. History Seaside resorts have existed since antiquity. In Ancient Rome, Roman times, the town of Baiae by the Tyrrhenian Sea in Italy was a resort for those who were sufficiently prosperous. Barcola by the Adriatic Sea in northern Italy with its Roman luxury villas is considered a special example of ancient leisure culture by the sea. Mersea Island in Essex, England was a seaside holiday destination for wealthy ancient Romans living in Colchester. The development of the beach as a popular leisure resort from the mid-19th century was the first manifestation of what is now the global tourist industry. The first seasi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trusthorpe
Trusthorpe is a small coastal village in the civil parish of Mablethorpe and Sutton, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated south from Mablethorpe and north from Skegness. About to the west is the Hamlet (place), hamlet of Thorpe. The parish church, St Peter's Church, Trusthorpe, St Peter's Church, is dedicated to Saint Peter and is Grade II listed building, listed, dating from the 14th century with alterations in 1522, 1606, 1842 and 1941. It is built of red brick with ashlar dressings, and the three stage tower has stepped corner buttresses. Just below the second stage is an ashlar datestone inscribed "1606 Anthone Swell." The nave dates from 1842 and the chancel from 1941; the baptismal font, font is 13th-century. At the east end of the nave is a wall English church monuments, monument to William Loft who died in 1854. In 1964 a community facility, St Peter's Community Annexe, was built to provide local information and events. In 2014 the An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theddlethorpe
Theddlethorpe is a village in East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, that is made up of 2 parishes: * Theddlethorpe St Helen * Theddlethorpe All Saints Theddlethorpe may also refer to Theddlethorpe railway station. {{set index article ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saltfleetby
__NOTOC__ Saltfleetby is a village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England on the coast of the North Sea, about east from Louth, Lincolnshire, Louth and north from Mablethorpe. The parish had a population of 599 in the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 Census, decreasing to 568 in the 2011 Census. A local name for the village is Soloby. Until 1999, Saltfleetby comprised three parishes: Saltfleetby St Peter, Saltfleetby All Saints and Saltfleetby St Clement, each one centred on the church that gave it its name. The hamlet of Three Bridges is south of Saltfleetby St Peter. Saltfleetby contains a wooden village hall, fishing lakes with a campsite and shop, and the Prussian Queen public house. Saltfleetby Gas Field, north of North End Lane, is part of the neighbouring village of South Cockerington. Second World War The British anti-invasion preparations of World War II, Second World War defences constructed in and ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saltfleet
Saltfleet is a coastal village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is approximately north of Mablethorpe and east of Louth, Lincolnshire, Louth. The village is part of the Civil parishes in England, civil parish of Skidbrooke with Saltfleet Haven, which had a population of 523 at the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 Census, increasing to 543 at the 2011 Census. Saltfleet has a village store with adjoining cafe, a petrol station, a seasonal fish and chip shop and numerous caravan sites (Sunnydale, Beach, Tuxworth, Kindswood, Sandyfields and New Inn). The beaches at Saltfleet attract visitors for days out and holidays, some of whom gather Salicornia europaea, samphire on the coast close to the village. History The parish church is a Grade I listed building, dedicated to Saint Botolph, dating from the 13th century. The Baptismal font, font is 13th-century. There is a gravestone to a rector of the parish who died in 1413, set in the chancel floor. The ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Holland, North Lincolnshire
New Holland is a village, Civil parishes in England, civil parish and port on the Humber estuary in North Lincolnshire, England. In 2001 it had a population of 955, increasing marginally to 970 at the 2011 census. __TOC__ History New Holland was established in the early 19th century. It was initially the site of a small ferry site, but this grew in size over the early decades of the century. The Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway company established the The Lincoln Castle Hotel, Lincoln Castle Hotel (then as the "Yarborough Arms") and the terraced houses in Manchester Square. In 1870-1872 John Marius Wilson described the village in his ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales'': HOLLAND (NEW), a sea port village in Barrow-upon-Humber parish, Lincoln; on the river Humber, and on the Grimsby and Sheffield Junction railway, opposite Hull, 4 miles E by N of Barton-upon-Humber. It has a station on the railway, a post office under Hull, a steamferry to Hull, a coast g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrow Upon Humber
Barrow upon Humber is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. The population at the 2021 census was about 3,000. The village is near the Humber, about east from Barton-upon-Humber. The small port of Barrow Haven, north, on the railway line from Cleethorpes and Grimsby to Barton-upon-Humber handles timber from Latvia and Estonia. History Barrow contains the site of a late Anglo-Saxon monastery, which has been fully excavated. The location is now built over, but is marked by a plaque in the village. King Wulfhere gave land to Caedda ( Saint Chad) in the 7th century at ''Ad Barvae'' (at the wood). Culture and community The village is the home of Barton-upon-Humber Rugby Union Football Club and there is also a Bowls Club and a Barrow Sports & Fitness Club. There are numerous clubs and societies that meet in the Vicar's Room (next to the Church), the Methodist Schoolroom (adjoining the Chapel) and the Village Hall. Better Barrow Community Project is a cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barton-upon-Humber
Barton-upon-Humber () or Barton is a town and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. The population at the 2011 census was 11,066. It is situated on the south bank of the Humber Estuary at the southern end of the Humber Bridge. It is south-west of Kingston upon Hull and north north-east of the county town of Lincoln. Other nearby towns include Scunthorpe to the south-west and Grimsby to the south-east. Geography Barton is on the south bank of the Humber Estuary and is at the southern end of the Humber Bridge. The Viking Way starts near the bridge. Transport connections The Barton – Cleethorpes Branch Line (opened 1849) via Grimsby terminates at Barton-on-Humber railway station. The A15 passes to the west of the town cutting through ''Beacon Hill'', and has a junction with the A1077 ''Ferriby Road'' to South Ferriby. The B1218 passes north–south through the town, and leads to Barton Waterside. Bus services provided by Stagecoach in Lincolnshire and East York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
