Sloothby

Sloothby is a small village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 5 miles (8 km) south from the Lincolnshire Wolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Sloothby is in the civil parish of Willoughby with Sloothby, just over 1 mile (1.6 km) south-east from the village of Willoughby and 7 miles (11 km) north-east from the coastal resort of Skegness.

Sloothby

Sloothby Mission Church
Sloothby
Location within Lincolnshire
Population592 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceTF495707
• London120 mi (190 km) S
Civil parish
  • Willoughby with Sloothby
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townALFORD
Postcode districtLN13
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands

The village is mentioned five times in the Domesday Book.[2]

The village has several farms, a Wesleyan chapel dating from the 1890s, and a small mid-Victorian church – formerly known as "Sloothby Mission" – which is now closed. There is also a small antiques store in the village.

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name as the civil parish exists. This ward stretches south to Bilsby with a total population taken at the 2011 census of 2,027.[3]

References
  1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  2. "Sloothby". Domesdaymap.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  3. "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 23 August 2015.

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