Theddlethorpe St Helen or East Theddlethorpe is a village and

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 ...

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 the county of

Lincolnshire Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs.) is a county in the East Midlands of England, with a long coastline on the North Sea to the east. It borders Norfolk to the south-east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south-west, Leicestershire ...

, England. It lies about north of

Mablethorpe Mablethorpe is a seaside town in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, part of the civil parish of Mablethorpe and Sutton.OS Explorer map 283:Louth and Mablethorpe: (1:25 000): The population including nearby Sutton-on-Sea was 12, ...

on the

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coast. Some seashore belongs to

Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe Dunes National Nature Reserve Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe Dunes is a national nature reserve on the coast of Lincolnshire, England, in the parishes of Saltfleetby and Theddlethorpe. It is managed in part by Natural England; in part by the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust, and cons ...

, consisting of sea dunes and saltwater and freshwater marshes. It is one of five UK locations where the natterjack toad is found. In 2011 the parish had a population of 525. The parish touches

Gayton le Marsh Gayton le Marsh is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England It is situated south-east from the town of Louth and about north from Alford. The population of the civil parish was 155 at the 2011 census. ...

, Mablethorpe and Sutton, Theddlethorpe All Saints and Withern with Stain. Theddlethorpe St Helen shares a parish council with Theddlethorpe All Saints. The Theddlethorpe Gas Terminal processed

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from the North Sea until it closed in 2018.

History

In the

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of 1086, Theddlethorpe appears as ''Tedlagestorp'', believed to mean "outlying farmstead or

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of a man called Theodlac". This village and parish is in Louth district, east of

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itself. It had a population according to the 2001 census of 595, reducing to 525 at the 2011 Census.

The parish church is a Grade II* listed building dedicated to St Helen, dating from the 14th–15th centuries. The

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and

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s were rebuilt by Samuel Sanders Teulon in 1866. The church is of greenstone and

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, with a 15th-century tower, a 14th-century

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, and a 19th–20th-century interior.

Landmarks

There are four listed buildings in Theddlethorpe St Helen. Theddlethorpe St Helen has a church called St Helen's . Theddlethorpe Hall is a Grade II listed red-brick country house from the late 17th century, with early 18th and 19th-century alterations. The Stable Block is also Grade II listed and dates from the 19th century.

Education

Theddlethorpe St Helen has a primary school.

Former station

Theddlethorpe railway station Theddlethorpe is a village in East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, that is made up of 2 parishes: * Theddlethorpe St Helen * Theddlethorpe All Saints Theddlethorpe may also refer to Theddlethorpe railway station Theddlethorpe is a village in East ...

was on the Louth and East Coast Railway. It opened in 1877 and closed in 1960.

Geography

References

External links

Parish councilTheddlethorpe Dunes NNRJNNC siteTheddlethorpe Primary School
{{authority control Villages in Lincolnshire Populated coastal places in Lincolnshire Civil parishes in Lincolnshire East Lindsey District