Minting

This article is about Lincolnshire village. For the process of minting coins, see Mint (coin). For the thoroughbred racehorse, see Minting (horse).

Minting is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The village is situated 1 mile (1.6 km) south from the A158 road. The population (including Gautby) at the 2011 census was 286.

Minting
Minting Wood
Minting Location within Lincolnshire
Population	286 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference	TF188734
• London	120 mi (190 km) S
Civil parish	Minting
District	East Lindsey
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HORNCASTLE
Postcode district	LN9
Dialling code	01507
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Louth and Horncastle
List of places UK England Lincolnshire 53.245040°N 0.220070°W / 53.245040; -0.220070

Minting Priory was located here.^[2][3]

Minting is one of the Thankful Villages that suffered no fatalities during the Great War of 1914 to 1918.^[4] Today it is a small village that has a population of about 167 people.

A heritage walk around the village can be downloaded from the village website (see below).

References

1. "Minting (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
2. "Minting Priory". Alien Houses. Victoria County History. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
3. Historic England. "Minting Priory (351548)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 30 July 2013.
4. Kelly, John (11 November 2011). "Thankful villages: The places where everyone came back from the wars". BBC. Retrieved 30 July 2013.

External links

• Media related to Minting at Wikimedia Commons
• Parish Council
• Collins, Rod. "Minting in Lincolnshire". Retrieved 30 July 2013.