Westville, Lincolnshire
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OS grid reference | TF277548 |
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– London | 110 mi (180 km) S |
Civil parish | Frithville and Westville |
District | East Lindsey |
Shire county | Lincolnshire |
Region | East Midlands |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | LINCOLN |
Postcode district | LN4 |
Police | Lincolnshire |
Fire | Lincolnshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
EU Parliament | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | Boston and Skegness (UK Parliament constituency) |
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Coordinates: 53°04′34″N 0°05′38″W / 53.0760°N 0.0940°W
Westville is a hamlet in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 7 miles (11 km) north from Boston. Westville lies in the fen country close to the village of Frithville, with which it shares the civil parish of Frithville and Westville.
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West Fen Drain at Westville
Westville was created a township after the draining of the West Fen in 1812,[1] and was created a civil parish in 1866.[2]
John Rennie directed the building of an early-19th-century bridge over the Twenty Foot Drain at Westville; it is Grade II listed.[3]
References
- ↑ Redford, Arthur; Chaloner, William Henry (1976). Labour migration in England, 1800-1850. Manchester University Press. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-7190-0636-4. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ↑ "Westville". Vision of Britain. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ↑ Historic England. "Bridge over Twenty Foot Drain, Frithville And Westville (1359723)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
External links
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