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Harpswell, Lincolnshire

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

Human settlement in England
Harpswell
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Harpswell is located in LincolnshireHarpswellHarpswellLocation within Lincolnshire
Population391 (Combined Hemswell+Harpswell 2011census)
OS grid referenceSK935898
• London130 mi (210 km) S
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CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGainsborough
Postcode districtDN21
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53°23′50″N 0°35′40″W / 53.397195°N 0.594494°W / 53.397195; -0.594494

Harpswell is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated just west off the junction of the A631 and B1398, and 12 miles (19 km) north from the city and county town of Lincoln.

Church of St Chad, Harpswell

According to the 2001 census Harpswell had a population of 65. In 2011 the Office for National Statistics issued combined results for Hemswell and Harpswell, totalling 391 in 179 households.

Nearby RAF Hemswell was called Harpswell airfield when it first opened in 1916.

Main article: St Chad's Church, Harpswell

The parish church of St Chad's has a Saxon tower and was restored around 1890. It is a Grade I listed building.

References

  1. ^ "Neighbourhood statistics". 2011 census. Office for national statistics. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  2. Historic England. "St Chad's (326871)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 27 April 2013.

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Historic subdivisions: Holland, Kesteven, Lindsey
History and notable places: Belton House, Bolingbroke Castle, Boston Stump, Bourne Abbey, Cadwell Park, Cross Keys Bridge, Crowland Abbey, Donna Nook, Far Ings, Frampton Marsh, Freiston Shore, Gibraltar Point, Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre, Grimsby Minster, Haxey Hood, Humber Bridge, Isle of Axholme, Kinema in the Woods, Kingdom of Lindsey, Lincoln Castle,Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln Cliff, Lincolnshire Fens, Lincolnshire Coast, Market Rasen Racecourse, Museum of Lincolnshire Life, St James' Church, Louth, Tattershall Castle, The Wash, The Wolds, Usher Gallery, Winceby Battlefield, Woolsthorpe Manor


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