Moortown, Lincolnshire

Hamlet in Lincolnshire, England

Human settlement in England

West Lindsey

Lincolnshire

Region

East Midlands

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Gainsborough

List of places: UK; England; Lincolnshire

53°28′43″N 0°23′13″W / 53.478595°N 0.387°W / 53.478595; -0.387

Moortown is a hamlet in the civil parish of South Kelsey, and in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.^[1] It is at the crossroads of the B1205 and B1434 roads, 3 miles (5 km) south-west from Caistor, 7 miles (11 km) south-east from Brigg and 14 miles (23 km) west from Grimsby.^[1] The population is included in the civil parish of South Kelsey.^[2]

The nearest primary school is in North Kelsey and the nearest secondary schools are in Caistor. Moortown has a public house, The Skipworth Arms, a campsite, bus shelter, and a letterbox.

Previously there was a Victorian railway station (opposite the Skipworth Arms) from which trains to Lincoln and Grimsby ran. There are weekday bus services to Brigg and Scunthorpe.

Golden Jubilee

In 2002 village residents marked the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II. There was a Jubilee Day event and a permanent memorial constructed, the latter a decorative sign with brass plaque adjacent to an existing Silver Jubilee bench.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 112 Scunthorpe & Gainsborough (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN 9780319229361.
^ "South Kelsey and Moortown Parish Council". Archived from the original on 26 February 2012.