Little Steeping
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Little Steeping is a village and civil parish
in the East Lindsey
district, about three miles from the town of Spilsby
, Lincolnshire
, England.
The parish church is dedicated to Saint Andrew
, and is a Grade II* listed building. It dates from the 14th century, although alterations were made in 1638 and 1701, with later restorations.
The cross in the churchyard is Grade II listed and a scheduled monument.
Little Steeping Parochial School opened in 1871 and was enlarged in 1904. It closed on 26th July 1963.
The Little Steeping railway station
opened on 2nd October 1848 for the G.N.R., and closed 15th June 1964. It had two narrow platforms with the main station buildings on the down side of the line, and the signalbox opposite on the up side.
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, about three miles from the town 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...
, 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.
The parish church is dedicated to Saint Andrew
Saint Andrew
Saint Andrew , called in the Orthodox tradition Prōtoklētos, or the First-called, is a Christian Apostle and the brother of Saint Peter. The name "Andrew" , like other Greek names, appears to have been common among the Jews from the 3rd or 2nd century BC. No Hebrew or Aramaic name is recorded for him...
, and is a Grade II* listed building. It dates from the 14th century, although alterations were made in 1638 and 1701, with later restorations.
The cross in the churchyard is Grade II listed and a scheduled monument.
Little Steeping Parochial School opened in 1871 and was enlarged in 1904. It closed on 26th July 1963.
The Little Steeping railway station
Little Steeping railway station
Little Steeping was a railway station on the East Lincolnshire Railway which served the hamlet of Little Steeping in Lincolnshire between 1848 and 1964. It became a junction station in June 1913 when the Kirkstead and Little Steeping Railway was opened to provide a more direct route to for East...
opened on 2nd October 1848 for the G.N.R., and closed 15th June 1964. It had two narrow platforms with the main station buildings on the down side of the line, and the signalbox opposite on the up side.