East Stockwith

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East Stockwith
Lincolnshire
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St Peter's Church
Location
Grid reference: SK795945
Location: 53°26’29"N, 0°48’8"W
Data
Population: 314
Post town: Gainsborough
Postcode: DN21
Dialling code: 01427
Local Government
Council: West Lindsey
Parliamentary
constituency:
Gainsborough

East Stockwith is a village and civil parish in Lincolnshire, lying on the River Trent, three miles north-west of Gainsborough. The River Trent Aegir, a tidal bore, reaches the village. In 2001 it had a total resident population of 209,[1] increasing to 314 at the 2011 census.[2]

The hamlet of Walkerith, about a mile and a half to the south, is within East Stockwith parish.[3]

Opposite East Stockwith on the River Trent is West Stockwith, a large village within the county bounds of Nottinghamshire. The two villages were once connected by a ferry which stopped in 1953.[4]

The village contains a church, a pub, The Ferryman, and two large arable farms growing mainly wheat and potatoes. The nearest town with schools and shops is Gainsborough. Local leisure activities include angling on the Trent, particularly for eels, and horse riding.

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