East Kirkby is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 7 miles (11 km) south-east from Horncastle, and on the A155 road.
| East Kirkby | |
|---|---|
 Church of St Nicholas, East Kirkby | |
  East Kirkby Location within Lincolnshire | |
| Population | 303 (Including Hagnaby. 2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TF336624 |
| • London | 110 mi (180 km) S |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Spilsby |
| Postcode district | PE23 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
East Kirkby 13th century Grade II* listed Anglican parish church is dedicated to St Nicholas.[2] The church tower and nave arcades are of Decorated style, and the chancel screen, Perpendicular. In the south aisle is a 14th-century slab to Sir Robert Sylkestone (d. 1347), founder of the chantry.[3]
A Wesleyan chapel was established in 1862.[4]
East Kirkby was the birthplace of Thomas Goodrich, or Goodricke, (1494–1554). Goodrich was Bishop of Ely (1533–54) and Lord High Chancellor of England from 1551.[4]
East Kirkby has a disused 1820 Grade II listed tower mill.[5] The village's public house is the Red Lion on Fen Lane.[6]
The Prime Meridian passes just to the east of East Kirkby through the former RAF East Kirkby airfield, which has a meridian marker. The airfield was a Second World War Royal Air Force station, part of which now houses the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre.
References
edit- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Nicholas (1168096)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ^ Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire pp. 183, 184; Methuen & Co. Ltd
- ^ a b Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire with the port of Hull 1885, p. 604
- ^ Historic England. "East Kirkby Windmill (1063569)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ^ The Red Lion, Geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2011
External links
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Media related to East Kirkby at Wikimedia Commons- Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre
- East Kirkby Mill
