__NOTOC__ Saltfleetby is a village and

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in the East Lindsey district of

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, England on the coast of the

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, approximately east from

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and north from

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, ...

. The parish had a population of 599 in the 2001 Census, decreasing to 568 at the 2011 Census. A local name for the village is Soloby. Until 1999 Saltfleetby comprised three parishes: Saltfleetby St Peter, Saltfleetby All Saints and Saltfleetby St Clement, each one centred on the church that gave it its name. The hamlet of Three Bridges is south of Saltfleetby St Peter. Saltfleetby contains a wooden village hall, fishing lakes with a campsite and shop, and the currently-closed Prussian Queen

public house A pub (short for public house) is a kind of drinking establishment which is licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises. The term ''public house'' first appeared in the United Kingdom in late 17th century, and wa ...

Saltfleetby Gas Field Theddlethorpe Gas Terminal (TGT) is a former gas terminal on the Lincolnshire coast on ''Mablethorpe Road'' at Theddlethorpe St Helen close to Mablethorpe in East Lindsey in England. It is just off the A1031 and next door to a holiday camp and M ...

, north of North End Lane, is part of the neighbouring village of South Cockerington.

Second World War

Pillbox Lincolnshire three-bay, Saltfleetby (rear)

The Second World War defences constructed in and around Saltfleetby have been documented by William Foot. They included extensive minefields between the Great Eau river and the dunes, a large number of pillboxes and a

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shelter in the field adjacent to The Prussian Queen.

Geography and ecology

A section of the parish seashore is salt marsh between Saltfleetby and the

, and is part of the Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe Dunes National Nature Reserve, which has sea dunes and both saltwater and freshwater marshes. The reserve is one of only around 60 places in the UK where the

natterjack toad The natterjack toad (''Epidalea calamita'') is a toad native to sandy and heathland areas of Europe. Adults are 60–70 mm in length, and are distinguished from common toads by a yellow line down the middle of the back and parallel paratoid ...

is found. Many

halophyte A halophyte is a salt-tolerant plant that grows in soil or waters of high salinity, coming into contact with saline water through its roots or by salt spray, such as in saline semi-deserts, mangrove swamps, marshes and sloughs and seashores. Th ...

(salt-tolerating) plant species are found there as well as wild orchids.

Grey seals The grey seal (''Halichoerus grypus'') is found on both shores of the North Atlantic Ocean. In Latin Halichoerus grypus means "hook-nosed sea pig". It is a large seal of the family Phocidae, which are commonly referred to as "true seals" or " ...

breed farther north in

Donna Nook Donna Nook is a point on the low-lying coast of north Lincolnshire, England, north of the village of North Somercotes and south of Grimsby. The area, a salt marsh, is used by a number of Royal Air Force stations in Lincolnshire for bombing pract ...

nature reserve within the

Saltfleet Saltfleet is a coastal village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is approximately north of Mablethorpe and east of Louth. The village is part of the civil parish of Skidbrooke with Saltfleet Haven, which had a popu ...

and

North Somercotes North Somercotes is a village near to the North Sea coast, in the district of East Lindsey and the Marshes area, of Lincolnshire, England. The village is situated midway between the towns of Mablethorpe and Cleethorpes. In 2001 village po ...

parishes.

References

External links

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Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe Dunes National Nature Reserve

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. Retrieved 18 May 2012
Saltfleetby C of E Primary School
{{authority control Populated coastal places in Lincolnshire Civil parishes in Lincolnshire Nature reserves in Lincolnshire East Lindsey District Villages in Lincolnshire

Second World War

Geography and ecology

See also

References

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