Scotton, Lincolnshire

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Scotton
Lincolnshire

Church of St Genewys, Scotton
Location
Grid reference: SK890990
Location: 53°28’51"N, -0°39’36"W
Data
Population: 642  (2011)
Post town: Gainsborough
Postcode: DN21
Local Government
Council: West Lindsey
Parliamentary
constituency:
Gainsborough

Scotton is a village in Lindsey, the northern part of Lincolnshire. It is seven miles south of Scunthorpe, fourteen miles north-west of Market Rasen, and a mile south of the larger village of Scotter. The western boundary of the parish is formed by part of the A159 Gainsborough to Scunthorpe road.

The 2011 census recorded a population of 642.

The parish church has an unusual dedication: it is the Church of St Genewys. The parish is within the Diocese of Lincoln.

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