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Village in Lincolnshire, England

Human settlement in England

Kirmond le Mire
Kirmond le MireLocation within Lincolnshire
OS grid reference	TF189926
• London	135 mi (217 km) S
District	West Lindsey
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Market Rasen
Postcode district	LN8

Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands

UK Parliament	Gainsborough
List of places UK England Lincolnshire 53°25′01″N 0°12′40″W / 53.416830°N 0.21107°W / 53.416830; -0.21107

Kirmond le Mire is a small village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the B1203 road, 6 miles (10 km) east from Market Rasen and 11 miles (18 km) south-west from Grimsby. It is in the civil parish of Thoresway.

Kirmond le Mire Grade II listed Anglican church, built in 1847, is dedicated to St Martin.

The parish includes the lost Medieval settlement of Beckfield.

The village's name dates to at least 1086, soon after the Norman conquest of England. It is seen in the earliest historical documents as Chevremont-le-myrr, and in some later documents as Kevermond.

References

Historic England. "Church of St Martin, Kirmond Le Mire (1359767)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
Historic England. "Beckfield (351848)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 21 April 2012.
David Mills, A Dictionary of British Place-Names. Oxford University Press, 2011. ISBN 9780199609086. p. 280.

External links

Media related to Kirmond le Mire at Wikimedia Commons
"Kirmond le Mire", Genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 21 April 2012

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v t e Ceremonial county of Lincolnshire
Unitary authorities	North East Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire
Boroughs or districts	Boston East Lindsey Lincoln North Kesteven South Holland South Kesteven West Lindsey
Major settlements (cities in italics)	Alford Barton-upon-Humber Boston Bottesford Bourne Brigg Broughton Burgh le Marsh Caistor Cleethorpes Crowland Crowle Epworth Gainsborough Grantham Grimsby Holbeach Horncastle Immingham Kirton in Lindsey Lincoln Long Sutton Louth Mablethorpe Market Deeping Market Rasen North Hykeham Scunthorpe Skegness Sleaford Spalding Spilsby Stamford Sutton-on-Sea Wainfleet All Saints Woodhall Spa Winterton See also: List of civil parishes in Lincolnshire
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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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