Hatton, Lincolnshire

Hatton is a small village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 3 miles (5 km) east from the town of Wragby, 6 miles (10 km) north-west from the town of Horncastle, and just north from the A158 road.

Hatton

Hatton village hall (one time school, now a private residence)
Hatton
Location within Lincolnshire
Population200 (Including Hatton. 2011)[1]
OS grid referenceTF178768
• London120 mi (190 km) S
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMarket Rasen
Postcode districtLN8
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

Neighbouring villages are Sotby, Panton and Great Sturton.

Hatton Wood, a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), lies 1 mile (1.6 km) to the south-west of the village. It forms part of the Bardney Limewoods National Nature Reserve.[2] Hatton Meadows, a nature reserve belonging to the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust, lies to the north of Hatton Wood.[3]

The National Transmission System has one of its twenty six compressor stations, driven by three gas turbines, just off the A158 west of the village at Hatton Bridge.

St.Stephen's Church

Hatton church is dedicated to Saint Stephen, and is a Grade II listed building dating from the 13th century, rebuilt in 1870 by James Fowler.[4]

The deserted medieval village (DMV) of Schankeston was in or near the village.[5]

A public house on the A158, The New Midge, is now open

References
  1. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  2. "Bardney Limewoods NNR". Lincolnshire County Council. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  3. "Hatton Meadows". Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  4. "Church of St Stephen, Hatton". British Listed Buildings. English Heritage. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  5. Historic England. "Schankeston (351472)". PastScape. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
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