West Barkwith

West Barkwith is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the A157 road and about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north-east from Wragby. The population is included in the civil parish of Benniworth.

West Barkwith
All Saints church remains, West Barkwith
West Barkwith Location within Lincolnshire
OS grid reference	TF159805
• London	125 mi (201 km) S
District	East Lindsey
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Market Rasen
Postcode district	LN8
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Louth and Horncastle (UK Parliament constituency)
List of places UK England Lincolnshire 53.309035°N 0.261834°W / 53.309035; -0.261834

West Barkwith and its neighbour East Barkwith were mentioned in Domesday Book of 1086 as one entity and consisted of 26 households and a church.^[1]

The parish church was medieval and dedicated to All Saints.^[2] The Diocese of Lincoln declared the church redundant in September 1981, and in February 1983 the church was demolished.^[3]

References

1. "East and West Barkwith". Domesday Map. Anna Powell-Smith/University of Hull. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
2. Historic England. "All Saints, West Barkwith (527292)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 22 August 2011.
3. "West Barkwith". Genuki. Retrieved 22 August 2011.

External links

• Media related to West Barkwith at Wikimedia Commons