East Stockwith Explained

Static Image Name:St Peter, East Stockwith - geograph.org.uk - 431650.jpg
Static Image Caption:St Peter's Church
Country:England
Coordinates:53.4415°N -0.8022°W
Official Name:East Stockwith
Population:314
Population Ref:(2011 Census)
Shire County:Lincolnshire
Region:East Midlands
Constituency Westminster:Gainsborough
Post Town:GAINSBOROUGH
Postcode District:DN21
Postcode Area:DN
Dial Code:01427
Os Grid Reference:SK795945
London Distance Mi:135
London Direction:S

East Stockwith is a village within the civil parish of East Stockwith, in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies on the River Trent, 3miles north-west of Gainsborough. The River Trent Aegir, a tidal bore, reaches the village. In 2001 it had a total resident population of 209,[1] increasing to 314 at the 2011 census.[2]

The hamlet and former civil parish of Walkerith, about 1.5miles to the south, is within East Stockwith parish.[3]

Opposite East Stockwith on the River Trent is West Stockwith, a large village within the county boundaries of Nottinghamshire. The two villages were once connected by a ferry which stopped in 1953.[4]

The village contains a church, a pub, The Ferry House, and two large arable farms growing mainly wheat and potatoes. The nearest town with schools and shops is Gainsborough. Local leisure activities include angling on the Trent, particularly for eels, and horse riding.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: East Stockwith CP (Parish) Census 2001. Office for National Statistics. Neighbourhood Statistics. 3 September 2007.
  2. Web site: Civil parish population 2011. 16 May 2016. Office for National Statistics. Neighbourhood Statistics.
  3. Web site: Walkerith. https://archive.today/20120918225301/http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10463294&c_id=10001043. dead. 18 September 2012. Vision of Britain. University of Portsmouth. 21 August 2011.
  4. Web site: East Stockwith. Lincolnshire County Council. 7 April 2013.