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Westville, Lincolnshire
Westville is a hamlet in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated north from Boston, Lincolnshire, Boston. Westville lies in the fen country close to the village of Frithville, with which it shares the civil parish of Frithville and Westville. Westville consists of Westville Farm and a couple of houses including the original Farmhouse, (Home Farm). Home Farm's barn was sold off and has now been converted into a barn conversion. Westville was created a township after the draining of the West Fen in 1812, and was created a civil parish in 1866. John Rennie the Elder, John Rennie directed the building of an early-19th-century bridge over the Twenty Foot Drain at Westville; it is Listed building#Categories of listed building, Grade II listed. References External links Hamlets in Lincolnshire East Lindsey District {{Lincolnshire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frithville And Westville
Frithville is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey Non-metropolitan district, district of Lincolnshire, England. The population is 549, increasing at the 2011 Census to 568. It is served by the B1183 road, and is approximately north of Boston, Lincolnshire, Boston, in the West Fen The Fens, fenland area. History The name Frith comes from the Old English ''fyrhoe'', meaning wood or woody pasture. The first mention of Frith in historical records is in 1323 when it was called Le Frith; in 1512 it was referred to as "The Kings Frith beside Boston". Formerly extra-parochial land, Frithville was enclosed in 1802. It was organized as a parochial township in 1812. This is a rural area with an economy based on agriculture. Chief crops in the late 19th century were wheat and beans.''Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire with the Port of Hull'', 1885, p. 399 The Anglican church of Saint Peter was built in 1821, much later than many in Lincolnshire. Some of the other churches p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
