Eastville, Lincolnshire
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Eastville, a village in Lincolnshire
, England about 12 miles (19.3 km) north east of Boston
and 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Spilsby
, was an extra-parochial allotment of the East Fen
, which was drained between 1802 and 1813. Eastville was constituted as a township by act of parliament passed in 1812, and was created a civil parish in 1866.
Eastville Church, dedicated to Saint Paul, was built at the same time as the parsonage, house and school. The church was consecrated in 1840 by John C. Carter, and was probably built shortly beforehand. It is a Grade II listed building.
The first Eastville school was condemned by an HM Inspector of Schools. A new school was built on the same site by the Eastville School Board (formed in 1895), and opened in 1897 as the Eastville Board School. By 1981, when it finally closed, it was known as the Eastville County Primary School.
East Ville railway station
served the hamlet from 1848 to 1964; it was on the East Lincolnshire section of the Great Northern Railway
.
There is a composting plant here, producing bagged garden compost.
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England about 12 miles (19.3 km) north east of Boston
Boston, Lincolnshire
Boston is a town and small port in Lincolnshire, on the east coast of England. It is the largest town of the wider Borough of Boston local government district and had a total population of 55,750 at the 2001 census...
and 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Spilsby
Spilsby
Spilsby is a market town and civil parish in Lincolnshire. England. The town is situated adjacent to the main A16 Trunk Road at the southern edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds north of the Fenlands, east of the county town of Lincoln, north east of Boston and north west from Skegness.The town has...
, was an extra-parochial allotment of the East Fen
The Fens
The Fens, also known as the , are a naturally marshy region in eastern England. Most of the fens were drained several centuries ago, resulting in a flat, damp, low-lying agricultural region....
, which was drained between 1802 and 1813. Eastville was constituted as a township by act of parliament passed in 1812, and was created a civil parish in 1866.
Eastville Church, dedicated to Saint Paul, was built at the same time as the parsonage, house and school. The church was consecrated in 1840 by John C. Carter, and was probably built shortly beforehand. It is a Grade II listed building.
The first Eastville school was condemned by an HM Inspector of Schools. A new school was built on the same site by the Eastville School Board (formed in 1895), and opened in 1897 as the Eastville Board School. By 1981, when it finally closed, it was known as the Eastville County Primary School.
East Ville railway station
East Ville railway station
East Ville was a railway station on the East Lincolnshire Railway which served the village of Eastville in Lincolnshire between 1848 and 1964. It originally opened as East Ville and New Leake, but was renamed in 1850. Withdrawal of passenger services took place in 1961, followed by goods facilities...
served the hamlet from 1848 to 1964; it was on the East Lincolnshire section of the Great Northern Railway
Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)
The Great Northern Railway was a British railway company established by the Great Northern Railway Act of 1846. On 1 January 1923 the company lost its identity as a constituent of the newly formed London and North Eastern Railway....
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There is a composting plant here, producing bagged garden compost.