Burgh le Marsh

Burgh le Marsh is a town, and electoral ward in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.^[2]

Burgh le Marsh
St Peter and St Paul's Church, Burgh le Marsh
Burgh le Marsh Location within Lincolnshire
Population	2,340 (2011)^[1]
OS grid reference	TF501650
• London	110 mi (180 km) S
District	East Lindsey
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SKEGNESS
Postcode district	PE24
Dialling code	01754
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Boston and Skegness
List of places UK England Lincolnshire 53°09′40″N 0°14′17″E / 53.1610°N 0.2380°E / 53.1610; 0.2380Coordinates: 53°09′40″N 0°14′17″E / 53.1610°N 0.2380°E / 53.1610; 0.2380

Geography

The town is built on a low hill surrounded by former marsh land, and the marsh influenced the town's name. Both the windmill and the church are visible from a distance. The A158 used to run through from west to east, but it was rerouted when a new bypass was opened in late 2007, reducing traffic congestion dramatically.^[3][4] A Roman road passes through the town on the way to Skegness, coming from the north-west via Tetford and Ulceby.^[5] The town is on the site of a former Roman fort.

Saxon burial mound

Near the parish St. Peter's and St. Paul's Church is a large earthen mound. Excavations in the 1930s found Saxon burial remains here.^[6] There is a dip in the top of the mound. Some researchers suggest that it was a site for cockfighting. To this day the mound is known as Cock Hill.

Amenities

The town features a traditional bakery, along with two small convenience shops. There is also a fishmonger's, a post office, a Chinese takeaway, a fish and chip shop, a library, a Co-op supermarket, an antiques store, hairdresser's, and a florist. It previously also had two traditional butchers, along with a post office (which has now been combined with one of the convenience shops), an estate agent, a costume shop, and a cafe.

Public houses include the Fleece Inn on the Market Square, the Red Lion in Storey's Lane, and the Bell Hotel, the White Hart Hotel, and Ye Olde Burgh Inn on the High Street.^[7][8]

The Burgh le Marsh Grade I listed Anglican parish church is dedicated to St Peter and St Paul.^[9] There are also a Baptist church and a Methodist chapel.^{[10][11][12][13]}

St Paul's Missionary College was an institution for training Anglican clergy from 1878 to 1936.^[14]

The town was served by Burgh le Marsh railway station on the line between Boston and Louth. This station closed in 1970.

Windmills

The town has two tower mills, the untarred Hanson's Mill of 1855 (originally four-sailed), now used as a residence, and the tarred Dobson's Mill, which is now operated as a museum.^[15] Built in 1813 by Sam Oxley (who also built Alford Windmill a sister mill in the nearby town of Alford, Lincolnshire), it is unusual as the only left-handed tower mill that has five sails. "Left-handed sails" mean they rotate clockwise when viewed from the front - a very rare type of windmill.^[16][17] On 9 February 2020, Storm Ciara destroyed the sails.^[18]

Twinning

Burgh le Marsh is twinned with the town of Beaumont-sur-Sarthe in the Pays de la Loire in France. This twinning began in 1988 and has celebrated its 25th anniversary. The celebrations took place on the weekend of 18 May 2013. The chairmen of the Twinning Associations for each town are Neil Cooper for Burgh Le Marsh and Jean-Pascal Maudet for Beaumont sur Sarthe.^[19]

Gallery

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  High Street

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  St Paul's College c.1900-10

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  Dobson's Windmill

References

1. "Parish/Ward population 2011". Retrieved 18 August 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}
2. OS Explorer map: Skegness, Alford & Spilsby: (1:25 000): ISBN 0319238229
3. "Burgh le Marsh now has a By Pass". Burghlemarsh.info. 30 November 2007. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
4. "A158 Burgh le Marsh Bypass". Lincolnshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
5. "Romans To Skegness". Geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
6. "Brief History of Burgh le Marsh near Skegness - special among the market towns in Lincolnshire UK - great for holidays". Burghlemarsh.info. 4 October 1970. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
7. "Hotels and Public Houses". Burghlemarsh.info. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
8. "High Street". Geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
9. Historic England. "Church of St Peter and St Paul (1222765)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
10. "St.Peter & St.Paul's church, Burgh-le-Marsh, Lincs". Geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
11. Burgh le Marsh
12. "Burgh Baptist Church". Bapchap.ic24.net. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
13. . Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
14. . Burghlemarsh.info. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
15. "Windmill at Burgh Le Marsh". Geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
16. "Hanson's windmill today". Retrieved 2 August 2014.
17. "Five-sailed Dobson's windmill". Retrieved 2 August 2014.
18. Storm Ciara tears sails off historic Burgh Le Marsh windmill Lincolnshire Live, 9 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020
19. "Burgh le Marsh Twinned with Beaumont sur Sarthe". Burghlemarsh.info. Retrieved 2 August 2014.

External links

•   Media related to Burgh le Marsh at Wikimedia Commons
• Burgh Le Marsh Town website
• Town council