Harpswell, Lincolnshire Explained

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Static Image Caption:Harpswell
Country:England
Official Name:Harpswell
Coordinates:53.3972°N -0.5945°W
Population:391
Population Ref:(Combined Hemswell+Harpswell 2011census)[1]
Shire District:West Lindsey
Shire County:Lincolnshire
Region:East Midlands
Constituency Westminster:Gainsborough
Post Town:Gainsborough
Postcode District:DN21
Postcode Area:DN
Os Grid Reference:SK935898
London Distance Mi:130
London Direction:S

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 12miles north from the city and county town of Lincoln. 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.[1]

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

See main article: St Chad's Church, Harpswell. The parish church of St Chad's has a Saxon tower and was restored around 1890.[2] It is a Grade I listed building.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Neighbourhood statistics. 2011 census. Office for national statistics. 20 April 2013.
  2. 326871. St Chad's. 27 April 2013.