East Barkwith

East Barkwith is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the A157, and approximately 13 miles (21 km) north-east from the city and county town of Lincoln,

East Barkwith
St Mary's Church, East Barkwith
East Barkwith Location within Lincolnshire
Population	373 (Including Panton. 2011)^[1]
OS grid reference	TF168814
• London	125 mi (201 km) S
District	East Lindsey
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Market Rasen
Postcode district	LN8

Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands

UK Parliament	Gainsborough
List of places UK England Lincolnshire 53°19′01″N 0°14′52″W / 53.316842°N 0.24776°W / 53.316842; -0.24776

The parish church is dedicated to Saint Mary and is a Grade II* listed building dating from the early 12th century, with later restorations, and is built of greenstone, limestone and ironstone.^[2]

There was a school here which opened in January 1873 as a National School. and closed in April 1987 as East Barkwith CE School.^[3]

The village was served by East Barkwith railway station which opened in 1876 and closed in 1958.^[4]

East Barkwith civil parish includes the village of Panton.^[5] It also includes the deserted medieval village (DMV), of Hardwick, which is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086.^[6]^[7]

References edit

^ . Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
^ "Church of St Mary, East Barkwith". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
^ "East Barkwith CE School". Lincs to the Past. Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
^ "East Barkwith". Disused stations – Site Record. Subterranea Britannica. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
^ Historic England. "Panton (351448)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 27 June 2011.
^ Hardwick in the Domesday Book. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
^ Historic England. "Hardwick (1049145)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 27 June 2011.