Harpswell

Harpswell
Lincolnshire
Harpswell
Location
Grid reference:	SK935898
Location:	53°23’50"N, -0°35’40"W
Data
Population:	391  (2011 with Hemswell)
Post town:	Gainsborough
Postcode:	DN21
Local Government
Council:	West Lindsey
Parliamentary constituency:	Gainsborough

Harpswell is a village in Lindsey, the northern part of Lincolnshire. It is situated just west off the junction of the A631 and B1398, twelve miles north of the county town, the City of Lincoln.

Church of St Chad, Harpswell

According to the 2001 Harpswell had a population of 65. In 2011 the Office for National Statistics issued combined results for Hemswell and Harpswell, totalling 391 in 179 households.

Nearby RAF Hemswell was called Harpswell airfield when it first opened in 1916.

Church

The parish church of St Chad's has a Saxon tower. The church was restored around 1890. It is a Grade I listed building.

Outside links

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