Westville, Lincolnshire
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Westville is located north of Boston
, in the East Lindsey
district of Lincolnshire
, England. It lies in the fen country close to the village of Frithville
, with which the hamlet
shares the civil parish
of Frithville and Westville.
Westville was created a township after the draining of the West Fen in 1812, and was created a civil parish in 1866.
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...
, 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. It lies in the fen country close to the village of Frithville
Frithville
Frithville is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies about north of Boston on the B1183, and in the fenland area, West Fen....
, with which the hamlet
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
shares the 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...
of Frithville and Westville.
Westville was created a township after the draining of the West Fen in 1812, and was created a civil parish in 1866.