Kirton Holme is a village in
Lincolnshire
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, England. It is situated within
Kirton civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
, and approximately west from the town of
Boston
Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...
.
Kirton Holme church, Christ Church, is part of the Brothertoft Group also known as 'Five in the Fen', which also includes:
* St Gilbert of Sempringham,
Brothertoft
Brothertoft is a village in Lincolnshire, England, about northwest from the market town of Boston. It is part of the civil parish of Holland Fen with Brothertoft .
History
Evidence has been found that the area now known as Brothertoft was k ...
* St Margaret of Scotland,
Langrick
Langrick is a small village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is in the civil parish of Langriville, and on the B1192 road, north-west from Boston. The village lies in the Lincolnshire Fens, and less than east from th ...
* All Saints,
Holland Fen
Holland Fen is a settlement in the Borough of Boston (borough), Boston, Lincolnshire, England. It is approximately north-west of the market town of Boston, Lincolnshire, Boston, and less than west of the River Witham.
History
Holland Fen ha ...
* St Peter,
Wildmore
Wildmore is a civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately north-west from the town of Boston and south from Horncastle.
There is no village called Wildmore; the village of New York lies wi ...
The village County Primary School was erected in 1879 after the formation of the Kirton School Board, but closed in 1968.
Kirton Holme
Golf Club
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is a nine-hole golf course, established in 1992.
References
Villages in Lincolnshire
Borough of Boston
Kirton, Lincolnshire
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