Stickney, Lincolnshire
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Stickney is a civil parish
and linear village lying along the A16 road in the middle of the Fens, just east of New Bolingbroke
in Lincolnshire
, England, in the district of East Lindsey
.
The village hosts the Stickney Farm Park visitor attraction, opened in the early 2000s and the Rising Sun public house
. The parish church is dedicated to Saint Luke. The postal address of residences in the village includes the nearby town of Boston
, but the village is not in that borough
.
There is the William Lovell CE Secondary Modern School on Main Road, which produces average results for that type of school. The primary school is also on Main Road, opposite the church.
The village used to be on an east-west railway line, which closed in 1970.
Home to Evergreens Miniature Railway - open days last Saturday of each month from Easter till October
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...
and linear village lying along the A16 road in the middle of the Fens, just east of New Bolingbroke
New Bolingbroke
New Bolingbroke is a village in the Lincolnshire Fens about east of Coningsby, in the East Lindsey district. It was established by John Parkinson, who was a steward to Sir Joseph Banks.-Church:...
in 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, in the district of 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....
.
The village hosts the Stickney Farm Park visitor attraction, opened in the early 2000s and the Rising Sun 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...
. The parish church is dedicated to Saint Luke. The postal address of residences in the village includes the nearby 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...
, but the village is not in that borough
Boston (borough)
Boston is a local government district with borough status in Lincolnshire, England. Its council is based in the town of Boston. It lies around N53°0'0" W0°0'0"....
.
There is the William Lovell CE Secondary Modern School on Main Road, which produces average results for that type of school. The primary school is also on Main Road, opposite the church.
The village used to be on an east-west railway line, which closed in 1970.
Home to Evergreens Miniature Railway - open days last Saturday of each month from Easter till October