North Cockerington
| North Cockerington | |
| Lincolnshire | |
|---|---|
 St Mary's Church, North Cockerington | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TF373908 |
| Location: | 53°23’48"N, 0°3’53"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 182 (2011) |
| Post town: | Louth |
| Postcode: | LN11 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | East Lindsey |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Louth and Horncastle |
North Cockerington is a small village in Lindsey, the northern part of Lincolnshire. It is about three miles north-east of Louth.
Village population has fluctuated between 150 and 200 since 1801 and currently remains at just below 200.
North Cockerington was formerly known as Cockerington St Mary, distinguishing it from Cockerington St Leonard, now South Cockerington. In 1670 Sir Jarvis Scrope founded six tenements for poor people of North and South Cockerington.
The village has no shops nor public houses. The former post office in Meadow Lane, once called Ashdene, is now Pump Cottage. The village school is North Cockerington Church of England Primary School and it serves North and South Cockerington, Alvingham, and Yarburgh.
The Greenwich Meridian line passes through the village.
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