Gayton le Marsh

Village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England

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  • Louth and Horncastle (UK Parliament constituency)
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53°20′09″N 0°08′22″E / 53.335945°N 0.139465°E / 53.335945; 0.139465

Gayton le Marsh is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England It is situated 6 miles (9.7 km) south-east from the town of Louth and about 6 miles (9.7 km) north from Alford. The population of the civil parish was 155 at the 2011 census.[1]

Gayton le Marsh parish church was dedicated to Saint George.[2] It had a western tower, was rebuilt in 1847, and was demolished in 1971.[3]

A red-brick drainage pumping station was built here about 1850, which is now a Grade II listed building.[4]

Gayton le Marsh CE School was built as a National School in 1837, and closed in 1924.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Gayton le Marsh". Genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  3. ^ "St Georges church, Gayton le Marsh". Lincs to the Past. Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  4. ^ Historic England. "Drainage pumping station (1063090)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  5. ^ "Gayton le Marsh CE School". Lincs to the Past. Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 25 August 2011.

External links

  • Media related to Gayton le Marsh at Wikimedia Commons
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