Saltfleet is a coastal village in the

East Lindsey East Lindsey is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district in Lincolnshire, England. Its council is based in Horncastle and the largest town is Skegness. Other towns include Alford, Lincolnshire, Alford, Burgh le Marsh, Coningsby, L ...

district of

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, England. It is approximately north of

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and east of

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. The village is part of the

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of Skidbrooke with Saltfleet Haven, which had a population of 523 at the 2001 Census, increasing to 543 at the 2011 Census. Saltfleet has a village store with adjoining cafe, a petrol station, a seasonal

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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

samphire Samphire is a name given to a number of succulent salt-tolerant plants (halophytes) that tend to be associated with water bodies. * Rock samphire ('' Crithmum maritimum'') is a coastal species with white flowers that grows in Ireland, the Uni ...

on the coast close to the village.

History

Memorial in memory of Trooper Frederick Allan Freshney - geograph

The parish church is a Grade I

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, dedicated to

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, dating from the 13th century. The

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is 13th-century. There is a gravestone to a rector of the parish who died in 1413, set in the

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floor. The church is now redundant. Saltfleet has a Grade II listed 19th-century

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. There are two

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; the New Inn, a Grade II listed building, dating from the 17th century, and The Crown Inn, which is over 200 years old. Opposite the New Inn is the Manor House, built in 1673, a date referred to as inscribed against the names of Robert Fox and Jane Hardy in a first floor room. ''Lincolnshire Life'' magazine published articles on the Manor House: in February 2008 in its Homes and Gardens page; in May 1970; and during the 1960s when it mentioned former occupants, including the 1670s owner, Lord Willoughby, a friend of

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. Adjacent to the Manor House is a red brick

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chapel dating from 1815. A listed

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was erected in 1899 in memory of F. A. Freshney who died from wounds inflicted while fighting in

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. Some Roman pottery has been found in the village.

Governance

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in the same name exists. This ward stretches south west to Little Carlton with a total population taken at the 2011 census of 2,066.

Geography and ecology

A section of the parish seashore is salt marsh between Saltfleet and the

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. Many halophyte plant species are found there including ''

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'', ''

Halimione portulacoides ''Halimione portulacoides'', commonly known as sea purslane, is a shrub found in Eurasia. Description The perennial plant grows to in height. The leaves are thick and oval-shaped, with a powdery surface. In northern temperate climates it flow ...

'' and '' Limonium vulgare''. Wildlife includes

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shore crab ''Carcinus maenas'' is a common littoral crab. It is known by different names around the world. In the British Isles, it is generally referred to as the shore crab or green shore crab. In North America and South Africa, it bears the name Europe ...

and

sky lark The Eurasian skylark (''Alauda arvensis'') is a passerine bird in the lark family, Alaudidae. It is a widespread species found across Europe and the Palearctic with introduced populations in Australia, New Zealand and on the Hawaiian Islands. I ...

. south of the village is

Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe Dunes National Nature Reserve Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe Dunes is a national nature reserve on the coast of Lincolnshire, England, in the parishes of Saltfleetby and Theddlethorpe. It is managed in part by Natural England; in part by the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust, and co ...

Grey seals The grey seal (''Halichoerus grypus'') is a large seal of the family Phocidae, which are commonly referred to as "true seals" or "earless seals". The only species classified in the genus ''Halichoerus'', it is found on both shores of the Nort ...

breed north in

Donna Nook Donna Nook is a point on the low-lying coast of north Lincolnshire, England, north of the village of North Somercotes and south of Great Grimsby, Grimsby. The area, a salt marsh, is used by a number of Royal Air Force stations in Lincolnshire fo ...

nature reserve within the Saltfleet and

North Somercotes North Somercotes is a village near to the North Sea coast, in the Non-metropolitan district, district of East Lindsey and the Marshes area, of Lincolnshire, England. The village is situated midway between the towns of Mablethorpe and Cleeth ...

parishes.

References

External links

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