Winceby
Winceby | |
Site of Winceby Battlefield |
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Winceby |
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OS grid reference | TF321681 |
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– London | 120 mi (190 km) SSW |
Civil parish | Lusby with Winceby |
District | East Lindsey |
Shire county | Lincolnshire |
Region | East Midlands |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Horncastle |
Postcode district | LN9 |
Police | Lincolnshire |
Fire | Lincolnshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
EU Parliament | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | Louth and Horncastle (UK Parliament constituency) |
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Coordinates: 53°11′40″N 0°01′25″W / 53.194365°N 0.023489°W
Winceby is a village in the civil parish of Lusby with Winceby (where the population the included) in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.[1] It is situated in the Lincolnshire Wolds, and about 5 miles (8.0 km) from both Horncastle and Spilsby.[2]
The village is notable for the (Civil War) Battle of Winceby, which took place in 1643, when the Royalist army was defeated by the Roundheads at "Slash Hill".[3]
There is a church, St Margaret's, and a garage. The village is very close to the Snipe Dales nature reserve and country park, owned by the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust.
See also
References
- ↑ "Ordnance Survey Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 122 Skegness & Horncastle (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2013. ISBN 9780319229392.
- ↑ "Battle of Winceby". www.battlefieldstrust.com. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
External links
- Media related to Winceby at Wikimedia Commons
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