North Cockerington is a small village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 3 miles (5 km) north-east from Louth. North Cockerington was formerly known as Cockerington St Mary, distinguishing it from Cockerington St Leonard, now South Cockerington. In 1670 Sir Jarvis Scrope founded six tenements for poor people of North and South Cockerington.
| North Cockerington | |
|---|---|
 Village signpost, Church Lane | |
  North Cockerington Location within Lincolnshire | |
| Population | 182 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TF373908 |
| • London | 130 mi (210 km) S |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Louth |
| Postcode district | LN11 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
The village has no shops or public houses. The former post office in Meadow Lane, once called Ashdene, is now Pump Cottage. The village school is North Cockerington Church of England Primary School. The school serves the villages of North and South Cockerington, Alvingham, Yarburgh as well as Louth itself.[2]
Village population has fluctuated between 150 and 200 since 1801 and currently remains at just below 200, with an equal distribution of males and females.[citation needed]
The Greenwich Prime Zero meridian line passes through the village.
St Mary's Church
editSt Mary's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Alvingham, adjacent to North Cockerington. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building,[3] and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "North Cockerington C of E Primary School - Home Page". www.north-cockerington.lincs.sch.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2006.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary, Alvingham (1261895)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ^ "St Mary's Church, North Cockerington, Lincolnshire". Churches Conservation Trust. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
External links
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