Kirton Holme
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Kirton Holme is a small village
Village
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 within the Kirton
Kirton, Lincolnshire
Kirton, or Kirton in Holland is a village and civil parish within the Borough of Boston, in Lincolnshire, England.-Geography:Kirton is on the A16, B1397 and B1192 south of Boston, near Frampton and Sutterton. Several satellite villages and hamlets take their name from Kirton, including Kirton...

 Civil Parish, located about 4 miles (6.4 km) west of the town 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...

, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
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, England
England
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Kirton Holme church, called Christ Church, is today part of the "Brothertoft Group" also known as "Five in the Fen", which also includes:
  • Saint Gilbert of Sempringham, Brothertoft
    Brothertoft
    Brothertoft is a village in Lincolnshire, England, about north-west of the town of Boston. It is part of the civil parish of Holland Fen with Brothertoft.-History:...

  • Saint Margaret of Scotland, Langrick
    Langrick
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  • All Saints, Holland Fen
    Holland Fen
    Holland Fen is a settlement about north-west of the town of Boston, Lincolnshire, England.-History:Holland Fen has been known as the Haute Huntre, or Eight Hundred Fen....

  • Saint Peter, Wildmore
    Wildmore
    Wildmore is a civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, located about north west of the town of Boston and about south of Horncastle....



Kirton Holme County Primary School was erected in 1879 after the formation of the Kirton School Board, but closed in 1968.

Kirton Holme Golf Club
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hosts a nine hole golf course which was established in 1992.
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