Southrey

Village in Lincolnshire, England

Human settlement in England

Bardney

District

West Lindsey

Shire county

Lincolnshire

Region

East Midlands

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Gainsborough

List of places: UK; England; Lincolnshire

53°11′14″N 0°17′54″W / 53.187125°N 0.298440°W / 53.187125; -0.298440

Southrey is a village in the civil parish of Bardney in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, and approximately 2 miles (3 kilometres) south-east from Bardney.

In the 1086 Domesday Book Southrey is listed as "Sutrei", comprising 11 households.^[1]

The little church dedicated to Saint John the Divine was built in 1898.^[2]

Southrey Wood Butterfly Reserve is managed by Butterfly Conservation. Southrey Woods cover 22 acres (9 hectares) and are part of Bardney Limewoods, a Site of Special Scientific Interest^[3]^[4]

Southrey railway station opened in 1848 and closed in 1970.^[5]

References

^ "Southrey". Domesday Map. Anna Powell-Smith/University of Hull. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
^ "St John the Divine". A church near you. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
^ "Southrey Woods Butterfly Reserve". Wildlife Extra. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
^ "Bardney Limewoods SSSI". Natural England. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
^ Historic England. "Southrey Railway Station (507079)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 21 July 2011.