Moortown, Lincolnshire

See also Moortown, County Tyrone (Northern Ireland) and Moortown, Leeds.
Moortown

Moortown railway station
Moortown
 Moortown shown within Lincolnshire
OS grid referenceTF071991
   – London 140 mi (230 km)  S
DistrictWest Lindsey
Shire countyLincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Market Rasen
Postcode district LN7
Police Lincolnshire
Fire Lincolnshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK ParliamentGainsborough
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UK
England
Lincolnshire

Coordinates: 53°28′43″N 0°23′13″W / 53.478595°N 0.387°W / 53.478595; -0.387

Moortown is a hamlet in the civil parish of South Kelsey, and in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.[1] It is situated at the crossroad of the B1205 and B1434 roads, 3 miles (5 km) south-west from Caistor, 7 miles (11 km) south-east from Brigg and 14 miles (23 km) west from Grimsby.[1] The population is included in the civil parish of North Kelsey.

The nearest primary school is situated in North Kelsey and the nearest secondary schools are in Caistor. Moortown has a public house, The Skipworth Arms, a campsite, telephone box, bus shelter and a letterbox.

Previously there was a Victorian railway station (opposite the Skipworth Arms) from which trains to Lincoln and Grimsby could be caught. There are weekday bus services to Brigg and Scunthorpe.

Golden Jubilee

In 2002 village residents marked The Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II. There was a Jubilee Day event, and a permanent memorial constructed, being a decorative sign with brass plaque sited adjacent to an existing Silver Jubilee bench.

References

  1. 1 2 Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 112 Scunthorpe & Gainsborough (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN 9780319229361.


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