Westville, Lincolnshire Explained

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Static Image Caption:Westville Road
Country:England
Official Name:Westville
Coordinates:53.076°N -0.094°W
Shire District:East Lindsey
Shire County:Lincolnshire
Region:East Midlands
Constituency Westminster:Boston and Skegness (UK Parliament constituency)
Post Town:LINCOLN
Postcode District:PE22
Postcode Area:PE
Os Grid Reference:TF277548
London Distance Mi:110
London Direction:S

Westville is a hamlet in the civil parish of Frithville and Westville, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 7miles north from Boston. Westville lies in the fen country close to the village of Frithville.Westville consists of Westville Farm and a couple of houses including the original Farmhouse, (Home Farm). Home Farm's barn was sold off and has now been converted into a barn conversion.

Westville was created a township after the draining of the West Fen in 1812,[1] in 1866 Westville became a separate civil parish,[2] on 1 April 2005 the parish was abolished and merged with Frithville to form "Frithville and Westville".[3] In 1971 the parish had a population of 55.[4]

John Rennie directed the building of an early-19th-century bridge over the Twenty Foot Drain at Westville; it is Grade II listed.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Labour migration in England, 1800-1850. 1976. Manchester University Press. 978-0-7190-0636-4 . Arthur . Redford. William Henry. Chaloner. 73.
  2. Web site: Relationships and changes Westville Tn/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 31 May 2024.
  3. Web site: Lincolnshire Registration District. UKBMD. 31 May 2024.
  4. Web site: Population statistics Westville Tn/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 31 May 2024.