Southrey

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Southrey
Lincolnshire

Church of St John the Divine, Southrey
Location
Grid reference: TF137669
Location: 53°11’14"N, 0°17’54"W
Data
Post town: Lincoln
Postcode: LN3
Local Government
Council: West Lindsey
Parliamentary
constituency:
Gainsborough

Southrey is a village in Lindsey, the northern part of Lincolnshire, and about two miles south-east of Bardney.

Southrey Woods

In the Domesday Book of 1086 Southrey is listed as "Sutrei", comprising 11 households.[1]

The little church, dedicated to St John the Divine, was built in 1898.[2]

About the village

Southrey Wood Butterfly Reserve is managed by Butterfly Conservation. Southrey Woods cover 22 acres and are part of Bardney Limewoods, a Site of Special Scientific Interest[3][4]

Southrey railway station opened in 1848 and closed in 1970.[5]

Outside links

("Wikimedia Commons" has material
about Southrey)

References

  1. Southrey in the Domesday Book
  2. "St John the Divine". A church near you. A church near you. http://www.achurchnearyou.com/southrey-st-john-the-divine/. Retrieved 21 July 2011. 
  3. "Southrey Woods Butterfly Reserve". Wildlife Extra. Wildlife Extra. http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/uk/southrey-wood.html#cr. Retrieved 21 July 2011. 
  4. SSSI listing and designation for Bardney Limewoods
  5. National Monuments Record: No. 507079 – Southrey Railway Station