Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 53.3677°N 0.001°W |
Map Type: | Lincolnshire |
Official Name: | St James'[1] |
Static Image: | St. James' Church, Louth, aerial 2016 - geograph.org.uk - 4862313.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | St James' Church and ward |
Population Ref: | (Included in the Priory & St James' 2021 Ward Profile)[2] |
Shire District: | East Lindsey |
Lieutenancy England: | Lincolnshire |
Region: | East Midlands |
Constituency Westminster: | Louth and Horncastle |
Civil Parish: | Louth |
Post Town: | Louth |
Postcode District: | LN11 |
Postcode Area: | LN |
Dial Code: | 01507 |
St James' is a suburb and ward of Louth in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It covers the older part of the town and had a population of 4,893 at the 2021 UK Census when combined with the neighboring ward of Priory.
The ward covers the slightly older parts of the town centre. It covers the streets of Broadbank, Westgate, Chequersgate, Northgate, Newbridge Hill, and Kiln Lane among many others.[3]
The ward covers the much older parts of Louth. Notable buildings in the ward include the Louth Museum,[4] Louth Town Hall,[5] and St James' Church.[6] The River Ludd also runs through the ward.
The bus station is located on Church Street and offers connections to other places in Lincolnshire such as Lincoln, Mablethorpe, Grimsby, Horncastle etc.[7] There is also a local town bus that offers connections to places around the town and its outlying suburbs. The Old Railway Station is located on Newbridge Hill, opposite the Aldi superstore. It once offered services to many parts of England for the town but it was closed in the 1970-80s and is now a private residence with the surrounding trackbed now housing estates.[8]