Stickford
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Stickford is a village and civil parish
located near the A16 road
, about 6 miles (9.7 km) south west of the town of Spilsby
, in the East Lindsey
district, of the county of Lincolnshire
, England.
Stickford is recorded in the Domesday Book
as Stichesforde.
Stickford church is dedicated to Saint Helen and is a Grade II* listed building. It dates from the 13th century although it has been much restored.
Stickford County Primary School finally closed in 1987. It had opened as a National School
in 1846, and was a Board School between 1872 and 1903 when those were abolished.
Shaws Windmill is a three story red brick tower mill dating from 1820, which ceased working in 1952, and is now Grade II listed.
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...
located near the A16 road
A16 road
The A16 road is a principal road of Lincolnshire in the East Midlands region of England, connecting the port of Grimsby and Peterborough, where it meets the A1175, A47 & A1139 then on to the A1 and the A605 the latter, in turn, giving a through route to Northampton and the west, and south west of...
, about 6 miles (9.7 km) south west of 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...
, 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 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.
Stickford is recorded in the Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
as Stichesforde.
Stickford church is dedicated to Saint Helen and is a Grade II* listed building. It dates from the 13th century although it has been much restored.
Stickford County Primary School finally closed in 1987. It had opened as a National School
National school (England and Wales)
A national school was a school founded in 19th century England and Wales by the National Society for Promoting Religious Education.These schools provided elementary education, in accordance with the teaching of the Church of England, to the children of the poor.Together with the less numerous...
in 1846, and was a Board School between 1872 and 1903 when those were abolished.
Shaws Windmill is a three story red brick tower mill dating from 1820, which ceased working in 1952, and is now Grade II listed.