Marshchapel | |
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St Mary's church | |
Location within
Lincolnshire | |
Population | 704 ( 2011) [1] |
OS grid reference | TF358993 |
• London | 140 mi (230 km) S |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Grimsby |
Postcode district | DN36 |
Police | Lincolnshire |
Fire | Lincolnshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Marshchapel is a coastal village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is approximately 11 miles (18 km) south-east from Grimsby and 13 miles (21 km) north-east from Louth. It includes the hamlets of West End and Eskham. [2]
Marshchapel has a village store cum post office, a primary school, and no public houses that are currently open, [3]
The church, dedicated to St Mary is a Grade I listed building dating from the 15th century with a chancel dating from 1848. [4] [5] St Mary's is often referred to as the "Cathedral of the Marshes". In the churchyard is a cross dating from the 14th century which was originally sited at the crossroads near West End. It is both Grade II listed and a scheduled monument. [4] [6]
Marshchapel Primary School was originally built as a National School and was rebuilt in 1872, and has been known by its current name since September 1999. [7]
Marshchapel was the site of Anglo-Saxon salt-working. [8]
An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches south west to Yarburgh with a total population taken at the 2011 Census of 2,194. [9]
Marshchapel | |
---|---|
St Mary's church | |
Location within
Lincolnshire | |
Population | 704 ( 2011) [1] |
OS grid reference | TF358993 |
• London | 140 mi (230 km) S |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Grimsby |
Postcode district | DN36 |
Police | Lincolnshire |
Fire | Lincolnshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Marshchapel is a coastal village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is approximately 11 miles (18 km) south-east from Grimsby and 13 miles (21 km) north-east from Louth. It includes the hamlets of West End and Eskham. [2]
Marshchapel has a village store cum post office, a primary school, and no public houses that are currently open, [3]
The church, dedicated to St Mary is a Grade I listed building dating from the 15th century with a chancel dating from 1848. [4] [5] St Mary's is often referred to as the "Cathedral of the Marshes". In the churchyard is a cross dating from the 14th century which was originally sited at the crossroads near West End. It is both Grade II listed and a scheduled monument. [4] [6]
Marshchapel Primary School was originally built as a National School and was rebuilt in 1872, and has been known by its current name since September 1999. [7]
Marshchapel was the site of Anglo-Saxon salt-working. [8]
An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches south west to Yarburgh with a total population taken at the 2011 Census of 2,194. [9]