Frithville
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Frithville is a village and civil parish
in the East Lindsey
district of Lincolnshire
, England. It lies about 5 miles (8 km) north of Boston
on the B1183, and in the fenland
area, West Fen.
The name Frith comes from the Old English "fyrhoe", meaning wood or woody pasture. The first mention of Frith is in 1323 when it was called Le Frith; later in 1512 it was called "The Kings Frith beside Boston". Formerly extra-parochial land, Frithville was enclosed in 1802 and made a parochial township in 1812. The church of Saint Peter
was built in 1821 and is a grade II listed building in Mount Pleasant, a hamlet which became part of the township of Frithville at Frithville's creation.
In 1885 Kelly's reported that the brick-built church and the vicarage were erected simultaneously. There was also in existence a Wesleyan chapel. Chief crops at the time were wheat and beans.
Frithville has a primary school and an agricultural shop.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the East Lindsey
East Lindsey
East Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. The council is based in Manby near Louth, and other major settlements in the district include Alford, Spilsby, Mablethorpe, Skegness, Horncastle and Chapel St Leonards....
district of Lincolnshire
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. It lies about 5 miles (8 km) north 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...
on the B1183, and in the fenland
Fenland
Fenland is a local government district in Cambridgeshire, England. Its council is based in March, and covers the neighbouring market towns of Chatteris, Whittlesey, and Wisbech, often called the "capital of the fens"...
area, West Fen.
The name Frith comes from the Old English "fyrhoe", meaning wood or woody pasture. The first mention of Frith is in 1323 when it was called Le Frith; later in 1512 it was called "The Kings Frith beside Boston". Formerly extra-parochial land, Frithville was enclosed in 1802 and made a parochial township in 1812. The church of Saint Peter
Saint Peter
Saint Peter or Simon Peter was an early Christian leader, who is featured prominently in the New Testament Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. The son of John or of Jonah and from the village of Bethsaida in the province of Galilee, his brother Andrew was also an apostle...
was built in 1821 and is a grade II listed building in Mount Pleasant, a hamlet which became part of the township of Frithville at Frithville's creation.
In 1885 Kelly's reported that the brick-built church and the vicarage were erected simultaneously. There was also in existence a Wesleyan chapel. Chief crops at the time were wheat and beans.
Frithville has a primary school and an agricultural shop.
External links
- "Frithville", genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2011