Edlington is a village in the parish of

Edlington with Wispington Edlington with Wispington is a Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the East Lindsey Non-metropolitan district, district of Lincolnshire, England. It is approximately north-west of Horncastle, Lincolnshire, Horncastle town centre. It cont ...

, in East Lindsey

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, England. It is situated north-west of

Horncastle Horncastle is a town and civil parish in the East Lindsey district in Lincolnshire, east of Lincoln. Its population was 6,815 at the 2011 census and estimated at 7,123 in 2019. A section of the ancient Roman walls remains. History Romans Alt ...

. In 1961 the parish had a population of 105. On 1 April 1987 the parish was abolished and merged with Wispington to form Edlington with Wispington. Edlington Grade II listed Anglican parish church is dedicated to St Helen. Originating in the 12th century, it was rebuilt in 1859 by James Fowler, but retained its

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tower arch and Early English font.Cox, J. Charles (1916) ''Lincolnshire'' p. 123; Methuen & Co. Ltd Another listed building is the late 16th-century Hall Farm House.

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.org.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2011 {{authority control Villages in Lincolnshire Former civil parishes in Lincolnshire East Lindsey District