Yarburgh

Yarburgh is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, and situated approximately 4 miles (6 km) north-east from the town of Louth.^[2]

Yarburgh
St John the Baptist's Church, Yarburgh
Yarburgh Location within Lincolnshire
Population	158 (2011)^[1]
OS grid reference	TF348930
• London	135 mi (217 km) S
Civil parish	Yarburgh
District	East Lindsey
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LOUTH
Postcode district	LN11
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
List of places UK England Lincolnshire 53°25′02″N 0°01′41″E / 53.41711°N 0.02805°E / 53.41711; 0.02805

The name 'Yarburgh' means 'fortification made of earth'.^[3]

St John the Baptist's Church in Yarburgh dates from at least the 13th century, although it was rebuilt after a fire in 1405 and restored in 1855. It is now in the care of The Churches Conservation Trust.^[4]

References

1. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 21 August 2015.
2. "Yarburgh". Vision of Britain. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
3. "Key to English Place-names".
4. Historic England. "St John the Baptist church (354734)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 8 August 2011.

External links

•   Media related to Yarburgh at Wikimedia Commons