East Kirkby is a village and civil parish in the

East Lindsey East Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. The population of the district council was 136,401 at the 2011 census. The council is based in Manby. Other major settlements in the district include Alford, Wragby, Spilsby ...

district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated south-east from Horncastle, and on the

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. East Kirkby 13th century Grade II* listed

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parish church is dedicated to

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. The church tower and nave arcades are of Decorated style, and the chancel screen, Perpendicular. In the south aisle is a 14th-century slab to Sir Robert Sylkestone (d. 1347), founder of the chantry.Cox, J. Charles (1916) ''Lincolnshire'' pp. 183, 184; Methuen & Co. Ltd A Wesleyan chapel was established in 1862.''Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire with the port of Hull'' 1885, p. 604 East Kirkby Mill

East Kirkby was the birthplace of Thomas Goodrich, or Goodricke, (1494–1554). Goodrich was

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(1533–54) and Lord High Chancellor of England from 1551. East Kirkby has a disused 1820 Grade II listed tower mill. The village's public house is the Red Lion on Fen Lane.''The Red Lion''

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.org.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2011 The Prime Meridian passes just to the east of East Kirkby through the former RAF East Kirkby airfield, which has a meridian marker. The airfield was a Second World War Royal Air Force station, part of which now houses the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre.

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Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre

East Kirkby Mill
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