Saltfleetby
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Saltfleetby is a village and civil parish
in the county of Lincolnshire
, England. Situated approximately 7 miles (11.3 km) east of Louth
, 10 miles (16.1 km) north of Mablethorpe
and on the coast of the North Sea
, the village had a population of 599 at the 2001 Census
.
Village amenities include The Prussian Queen public house
, primary school, and fishing lakes with campsite.
A section of the village seashore is part of the Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe Dunes National Nature Reserve
, which comprises sea dunes and both saltwater and freshwater marshes. The reserve is one of only five locations in the UK where the natterjack toad
can be found.
Whilst named the Saltfleetby Gas Field, the gas
wells situated at the far north of North End Lane are in the Howdales hamlet, part of the neighbouring village of South Cockerington
.
Until 1999 the village legally comprised three parishes, Saltfleetby St. Peter, Saltfleetby All Saints and Saltfleetby St. Clement, each one centered around the church that gave it its name. However, the village has operated as one entity for many years. The hamlet of Three Bridges lies to the south of Saltfleetby St Peter.
The village is known locally as Soloby.
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The World War II defences
constructed in and around Saltfleetby have been documented by William Foot. They included extensive minefields between the Great Eau and the dunes, a large number of pillboxes
and a Home Guard
shelter in the field adjacent to The Prussian Queen.
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 county 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. Situated approximately 7 miles (11.3 km) east of Louth
Louth, Lincolnshire
Louth is a market town and civil parish within the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.-Geography:Known as the "capital of the Lincolnshire Wolds", it is situated where the ancient trackway Barton Street crosses the River Lud, and has a total resident population of 15,930.The Greenwich...
, 10 miles (16.1 km) north of Mablethorpe
Mablethorpe
Mablethorpe is a small seaside town in East Lindsey on the coast of Lincolnshire, England.-Geography:Several small caravan parks exist around Mablethorpe. The town is administered with Sutton-on-Sea and Trusthorpe, as the civil parish of Mablethorpe and Sutton...
and on the coast of the North Sea
North Sea
In the southwest, beyond the Straits of Dover, the North Sea becomes the English Channel connecting to the Atlantic Ocean. In the east, it connects to the Baltic Sea via the Skagerrak and Kattegat, narrow straits that separate Denmark from Norway and Sweden respectively...
, the village had a population of 599 at the 2001 Census
United Kingdom Census 2001
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....
.
Village amenities include The Prussian Queen public house
Public house
A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...
, primary school, and fishing lakes with campsite.
A section of the village seashore is part of the Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe Dunes National Nature Reserve
Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe Dunes National Nature Reserve
Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe Dunes is a National Nature Reserve on the coast of Lincolnshire, England, in the parishes of Saltfleetby and Theddlethorpe...
, which comprises sea dunes and both saltwater and freshwater marshes. The reserve is one of only five locations in the UK where the natterjack toad
Natterjack Toad
The Natterjack Toad is a toad native to sandy and heathland areas of Europe. Adults are 60–70 mm in length and are distinguished from Common Toads by a yellow line down the middle of the back...
can be found.
Whilst named the Saltfleetby Gas Field, the gas
Gas
Gas is one of the three classical states of matter . Near absolute zero, a substance exists as a solid. As heat is added to this substance it melts into a liquid at its melting point , boils into a gas at its boiling point, and if heated high enough would enter a plasma state in which the electrons...
wells situated at the far north of North End Lane are in the Howdales hamlet, part of the neighbouring village of South Cockerington
South Cockerington
South Cockerington is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, about east of the town of Louth.The parish church is a grade I listed building dedicated to Saint Leonard dating from the early 14th century, and restored in 1872-73...
.
Until 1999 the village legally comprised three parishes, Saltfleetby St. Peter, Saltfleetby All Saints and Saltfleetby St. Clement, each one centered around the church that gave it its name. However, the village has operated as one entity for many years. The hamlet of Three Bridges lies to the south of Saltfleetby St Peter.
The village is known locally as Soloby.
World War two
British anti-invasion preparations of World War II
British anti-invasion preparations of the Second World War entailed a large-scale division of military and civilian mobilisation in response to the threat of invasion by German armed forces in 1940 and 1941. The British army needed to recover from the defeat of the British Expeditionary Force in...
constructed in and around Saltfleetby have been documented by William Foot. They included extensive minefields between the Great Eau and the dunes, a large number of pillboxes
British hardened field defences of World War II
British hardened field defences of World War II were small fortified structures constructed as a part of British anti-invasion preparations. They were popularly known as pillboxes by reference to their shape.-Design and development:...
and a Home Guard
British Home Guard
The Home Guard was a defence organisation of the British Army during the Second World War...
shelter in the field adjacent to The Prussian Queen.