Sloothby is a small village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 5 miles (8 km) south from the Lincolnshire Wolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Sloothby is in the civil parish of Willoughby with Sloothby, just over 1 mile (1.6 km) south-east from the village of Willoughby and 7 miles (11 km) north-east from the coastal resort of Skegness. In 1870-72 the township had a population of 242.[1]
| Sloothby | |
|---|---|
 Sloothby Mission Church | |
  Sloothby Location within Lincolnshire | |
| OS grid reference | TF495707 |
| • London | 120 mi (190 km) S |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ALFORD |
| Postcode district | LN13 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
The village is mentioned five times in the Domesday Book.[2]
The village has several farms, a Wesleyan chapel dating from the 1890s, and a small mid-Victorian church – formerly known as "Sloothby Mission" – which is now closed. There is also a small antiques store in the village.
Governance
editAn electoral ward in the same name as the civil parish exists. This ward stretches south to Bilsby with a total population taken at the 2011 census of 2,027.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for SLOOTHBY". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Sloothby". Domesdaymap.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 23 August 2015.
External links
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Media related to Sloothby at Wikimedia Commons
- Sloothby Church, The Willoughby Group of Parishes
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