Bradley, Lincolnshire

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Bradley
Lincolnshire
St.George's church, Bradley, Lincs. - geograph.org.uk - 111422.jpg
Church of St George, Bradley
Location
Grid reference: TA243068
Location: 53°32’36"N, 0°7’31"W
Data
Population: 198
Post town: Grimsby
Postcode: DN37
Local Government
Council: North East Lincolnshire
Parliamentary
constituency:
Cleethorpes

Bradley is a village in Lindsey, the northern part of Lincolnshire, standing some three miles south-west of Grimsby and two miles north of Barnoldby le Beck. Its population recorded in the census for both 2001 and 2011 was 198.

Churches

The parish church, St George's, originates in the 12th century. It is of partly Norman origin.[1] Restoration of the chancel and installation of electric lighting took place in 1928. The parish register dates from 1664. St George's is a Grade II* listed building.[2]

In the early 1930s, there existed a small Methodist chapel.

About the village

To the south of the village, within the parish boundary, are Bradley Woods and Dixon Woods which together form the Bradley and Dixon Woods Local Nature Reserve. To the east, within the Grimsby boundary, lies the Bradley Recreation Ground and beyond that is the Bradley Park Estate.

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References

  1. Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire p. 78; (Methuen & Co. Ltd.)
  2. National Heritage List 1346948: Church of St George (Grade II* listing)