Kirton-in-Lindsey
| Kirton-in-Lindsey | |
| Lincolnshire | |
|---|---|
 Mount Pleasant Mill | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK936986 |
| Location: | 53°28’33"N, -0°35’19"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 2,694 (2001) |
| Post town: | Gainsborough |
| Postcode: | DN21 |
| Dialling code: | 01652 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Lincolnshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Scunthorpe |
Kirton-in-Lindsey, also abbreviated to Kirton Lindsey, is a small town in Lincolnshire, in the West Riding of Lindsey. It is a mile and a half west of the A15 road, and approximately seven miles south-east of Scunthorpe. The town was the home of Catherine Parr, the sixth and last wife of King Henry VIII.
History
Catherine Parr, the sixth wife of Henry VIII lived at Kirton-in-Lindsey after she married her first husband, Sir Edward Burgh. Edward's father, Sir Thomas Burgh, 1st Baron Burgh was a steward to the manor of the soke of Kirton-in-Lindsey. In October 1530, Sir Thomas secured a joint patent in survivorship with his son, Sir Edward Burgh, granting them a modest manor.[1][2]
Geography
Kirton-in-Lindsey is distinguished from another Kirton in Lincolnshire, Kirton in Holland. The 2001 Census recorded a total resident population of 2,694.
The 2011 Census recorded a total resident population of 2,873.
The town is situated half on top, and half on the side of a ridge, part of the Lincoln Cliff. It is six miles south from the M180 motorway and 10 miles south from the centre of Scunthorpe. The B1398 Lincoln to Scunthorpe road passes through the town, as does the B1400 which runs down the north side of the ridge to Messingham as the Cleatham Road. The A15 road is a mile and a half to the east.
Grayingham is a mile to the south along the B1205.
The town is served on Mondays to Fridays only (one train each way) by Kirton Lindsey railway station, on the B1400 is the site of the former RAF Kirton in Lindsey. The town is also served by the 103 bus route which runs Monday to Saturday, every two hours, between Lincoln & Scunthorpe. North of the town, on the ridge next to the B1398, is Mount Pleasant Mill (where flour is still produced & bread is made from it in the bakery alongside) & from here there is a view over the Trent Valley over to the west.
Churches
St Andrew's United Church is on St Andrews Street and includes Anglican, Methodist and Baptist congregations.
There was a Salvation Army Hall, formerly a Primitive Methodist church; the building is no longer standing.
Economy
There are independent shops on High Street and in the Market Place (which has car parking), including: a chemist, a bakers, a sweet shop, a chocolatier & ice cream shop, an acupuncturist, and several hairdressers (for men & women). Plus a Spar shop, & a Lincolnshire Co-op food shop. Also in the Market Place is Kirton in Lindsey Town Hall (built in 1897 to commemorate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee).
RAF Kirton in Lindsey, situated between the B1400 and B1398 on top of the ridge to the south-east of the town, closed at the end of March 2012. [3] It was called the Rapier Barracks [1] until 2004 when it returned to the RAF, and had a golf course. It is now home to Trent Valley Gliding Club.
Transport
The main transport to and from Kirton in Lindsey is now by road. The B1398 passes north–south through the town, connecting into the national road network, with the B1206 connecting the town to the A15 between Lincoln and Scunthorpe. The M180 motorway network is four miles along the A15 from the town. A limited number of Stagecoach and Hornsby's bus services operate in the town to Scunthorpe, Lincoln and Brigg.
Kirton in Lindsey railway station is on the former main line of the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway which became part of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway. The passenger service is limited, with a daily train Mon-Fri in the Cleethorpes direction. The line is more regularly used for freight transport. There is a railway bridge near to the station, over the B1400.
Humberside International Airport, near the village of Kirmington, is about 15 miles away.
See also
References
- ↑ Porter, Linda (2010); Katherine, the Queen, London: MacMillan, p. 55. ISBN 0230710395
- ↑ James, Susan E. (2009); Catherine Parr: Henry VIII's Last Love, Gloucestershire: The History Press. pg 60-63. ISBN 0752448536
- ↑ "Parliametary Answers - to 24th Jan 2012". Think Defence. 2012-01-24. http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2012/01/parliametary-answers-to-24th-jan-2012/. Retrieved 2013-05-29.