West Barkwith is a village and civil parish

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 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, about 2.5 miles (4 km) north east of Wragby

Wragby

Wragby is a small town and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is located approximately north-west from Horncastle and about north east of the city of Lincoln.- History :...

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West Barkwith and its neighbour East Barkwith

East Barkwith

East Barkwith is a village and civil parish on the A157 about north east of the city of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.The parish church is dedicated to Saint Mary and is a grade II* listed building dating from the early 12th century, with later restorations, and is built of greenstone limestone...

 were mentioned in 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...

 of 1086 as one entity and consisted of 26 households and a church.

The parish church was medieval and dedicated to All Saints

All Saints

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. The Diocese of Lincoln

Diocese of Lincoln

The Diocese of Lincoln forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England. The present diocese covers the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire.- History :...

declared the church redundant in September 1981, and in February 1983 the church was demolished.