Lea, Lincolnshire
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| Lea | |
| Lincolnshire | |
|---|---|
 Lea village pump. | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK829866 |
| Location: | 53°22’12"N, 0°45’18"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,009 (2011) |
| Post town: | Gainsborough |
| Postcode: | DN21 |
| Dialling code: | 01427 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | West Lindsey |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Gainsborough |
Lea is a small village in Lindsey, the northern part of Lincolnshire. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,009.
The village is at the junction of the A156 and B1241, about two and a half miles south of Gainsborough town centre.
Lea has a village hall, the Lea Institute, and a park with tennis court.[1] There are no shops in the village, the nearest being a supermarket and petrol station a mile and a half away in Gainsborough.
The parish church, St Helen, is of the thirteenth century, with additions in the 14th and 15th centuries. The church underwent a restoration in 1849 by J L Pearson. It is a Grade I listed building.[2]
There is also a Methodist Chapel, part of the Gainsborough circuit.
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References
- ↑ "Lea Parish Council - The Village Hall". http://parishes.lincolnshire.gov.uk/Lea/section.asp?catId=21248. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1146567: Church of St Helen (Grade I listing)
