Thornton le Fen

Thornton Le Fen
Thornton Le Fen
	Gipsey Bridge
	Thornton Le Fen Location within Lincolnshire
Population	322 {2011}
OS grid reference	TF280499
• London	110 mi (180 km) S
District	East Lindsey;
Shire county	Lincolnshire;
Region	East Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Boston
Postcode district	PE22
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Boston and Skegness;
	List of places UK England Lincolnshire 53°01′54″N 0°05′34″W / 53.031615°N 0.092694°W

Thornton Le Fen is a small civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 4 miles (6 km) north from the town of Boston.

Thornton Le Fen lies in Wildmore Fen, created in 1812 after the fen was drained in 1802.^[1] It is mostly farmland with a population of 345,^[2] and contains the hamlets of Bunkers Hill and Gipsey Bridge.^[3] The Census of 2011 showed a reduced population of 322.^[4]

Gipsey Bridge School was built in 1859 and was taken over by the Wildmore Fen United District School Board in 1879, when it was renamed the Gipsey Bridge Board School, until the Board was abolished in 1903.^[5]^{[failed verification]} Following this it was known as Thornton Le Fen Council School, Thornton Le Fen County School, and Gipsey Bridge County Primary School, before it took its present name, Gipsey Bridge Primary School, in 1999.^[6]^{[failed verification]}

References

^ Thompson, Pishey (1856). The History and Antiquities of Boston. Longman. p. 641.
^ "Neighbourhood Statistics". Office for National Statistics. 2001. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
^ "Wildmore (Thornton le Fen)". Genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 19 August 2015.
^ "Wildmore Fen United District School Board". Lincolnshire Archives - English Heritage. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
^ "Gipsey Bridge Primary School". Lincolnshire Archives/English Heritage. Retrieved 8 May 2011.

External links

Media related to Thornton le Fen at Wikimedia Commons

[1] Thompson, Pishey (1856). The History and Antiquities of Boston. Longman. p. 641.

[2] "Neighbourhood Statistics". Office for National Statistics. 2001. Retrieved 8 May 2011.

[3] "Wildmore (Thornton le Fen)". Genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2011.

[4] "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 19 August 2015.

[5] "Wildmore Fen United District School Board". Lincolnshire Archives - English Heritage. Retrieved 8 May 2011.

[6] "Gipsey Bridge Primary School". Lincolnshire Archives/English Heritage. Retrieved 8 May 2011.

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v t 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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