Fenton, Lindsey
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| Fenton | |
| Lincolnshire | |
|---|---|
 The Carpenters arms | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK844767 |
| Location: | 53°16’51"N, 0°44’7"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 297 (2001) |
| Post town: | Lincoln |
| Postcode: | LN1 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | West Lindsey |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Gainsborough |
Fenton is a village in Lindsey, the northern part of Lincolnshire. It is nine miles north-west of the county town, the City of Lincoln, four miles west of Saxilby, and on the A156 Lincoln to Gainsborough road.
The population of the wider parish was 297 at the 2001 census, increasing to 353 at the 2011 census.
Fenton is a centre for the breeding of a local cattle variety, the Lincoln Reds. It is also a centre for fishing, being just a mile east the River Trent.
The ecclesiastical parish is Kettlethorpe with Fenton, part of the Saxilby Group of the Deanery of Corringham. The parish church is in the smaller village of Kettlethorpe half a mile to the south.
The village pub is the Carpenter Arms.
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