Scothern
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Scothern is a small village in West Lindsey
, Lincolnshire
, England, situated 6 miles (9.7 km) north east of Lincoln
, with approximately 1,000 inhabitants. Although neighbouring villages such as Sudbrooke
, Dunholme
, Nettleham
and Welton
have all been substantially redeveloped over recent years, with the addition of new housing estates, Scothern remains substantially unchanged and is the only village in the Lincoln
commuter belt to have managed to keep its village character.
Scothern is a parish in the Diocese of Lincoln
. The parish church is the Church of St Germain, a Grade II* listed building in Church Street.
There is a war memorial, dedicated to the soldiers from the village who died in the World Wars.
The village also has large primary school Ellison Boulters school
, to which pupils travel from the neighbouring villages of Sudbrooke
and Langworth
. The village is also home to a cricket club, the current club formed in 1965 has teams competing at all youth levels. Senior sides on Saturday and Sunday compete in county league and cup competitions, while two midweek sides compete in the Lincoln and District Midweek League.
Scothern has a coffee shop called "The Gardeners Retreat" and a small garden centre, the "Scothern Nurseries."
The village was previously home to a shop and post office
, but this closed in March 1999. There is a nursing home called St. Lukes which is regularly home to up to 30 patients.
Scothern also has an amateur dramatics society known as Scothern Players. They put on roughly one performance each year and tickets are always in demand with every production selling out for 5 or 6 nights.
It also has a pub, "The Bottle and Glass" which appeared in the national newspapers in March 2008 when Prince William visited the Bottle and Glass pub for cider and a pie with his friends from the Red Arrows
.
The changes in managership of the Bottle and Glass in 2009 have renewed concerns over its long-term future. That, together with similar concerns over the possible redevelopment of the land currently occupied by the parish church, have led to the consideration of a Conservation Area
for the village.
West Lindsey
West Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England.-History:The district was formed on 1 April 1974, from the urban districts of Gainsborough, Market Rasen, along with Caistor Rural District, Gainsborough Rural District and Welton Rural District...
, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England, situated 6 miles (9.7 km) north east of Lincoln
Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Lincoln is a cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England.The non-metropolitan district of Lincoln has a population of 85,595; the 2001 census gave the entire area of Lincoln a population of 120,779....
, with approximately 1,000 inhabitants. Although neighbouring villages such as Sudbrooke
Sudbrooke
Sudbrooke is a small village in Lincolnshire, located approximately six miles north-east of Lincoln in England.Sudbrooke lies just off the A158 Lincoln - Skegness road, and although the original heart of the village near the church has existed for centuries, the main development as a commuter...
, Dunholme
Dunholme
Dunholme is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is on the A46 six miles north-east of Lincoln.According to the 2001 census the village had a population of 1,681.Dunholme has a post office and village shop, St...
, Nettleham
Nettleham
Nettleham is a large village and civil parish within the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.-Geography:It is located four miles north-east of the city of Lincoln between the A46 and A158, and has a total resident population of 6,514....
and Welton
Welton
Welton may refer to:England*Welton, Cumbria*Welton, East Riding of Yorkshire*Welton, Lincolnshire**Once the centre of Welton Rural District*Welton, Northamptonshire*Welton, Somerset*Welton le Marsh in Lincolnshire*Welton le Wold in Lincolnshire...
have all been substantially redeveloped over recent years, with the addition of new housing estates, Scothern remains substantially unchanged and is the only village in the Lincoln
Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Lincoln is a cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England.The non-metropolitan district of Lincoln has a population of 85,595; the 2001 census gave the entire area of Lincoln a population of 120,779....
commuter belt to have managed to keep its village character.
Scothern is a parish in the Diocese of Lincoln
Diocese of Lincoln
The Diocese of Lincoln forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England. The present diocese covers the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire.- History :...
. The parish church is the Church of St Germain, a Grade II* listed building in Church Street.
There is a war memorial, dedicated to the soldiers from the village who died in the World Wars.
The village also has large primary school Ellison Boulters school
Ellison Boulters School
Ellison Boulters Church of England Primary School is situated in Scothern, Lincolnshire, on Sudbrooke Road. It has around 260 pupils, and accepts them mainly from the village of Scothern and the neighbouring villages of Langworth and Sudbrooke...
, to which pupils travel from the neighbouring villages of Sudbrooke
Sudbrooke
Sudbrooke is a small village in Lincolnshire, located approximately six miles north-east of Lincoln in England.Sudbrooke lies just off the A158 Lincoln - Skegness road, and although the original heart of the village near the church has existed for centuries, the main development as a commuter...
and Langworth
Langworth
Langworth is a small village in Lincolnshire about 7 miles north-east of Lincoln in the United Kingdom.The central spine of the village is the A158 Lincoln - Skegness road, on which are two public houses, a village store/post office and two garages. Langworth railway station, on the Grimsby–Lincoln...
. The village is also home to a cricket club, the current club formed in 1965 has teams competing at all youth levels. Senior sides on Saturday and Sunday compete in county league and cup competitions, while two midweek sides compete in the Lincoln and District Midweek League.
Scothern has a coffee shop called "The Gardeners Retreat" and a small garden centre, the "Scothern Nurseries."
The village was previously home to a shop and post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
, but this closed in March 1999. There is a nursing home called St. Lukes which is regularly home to up to 30 patients.
Scothern also has an amateur dramatics society known as Scothern Players. They put on roughly one performance each year and tickets are always in demand with every production selling out for 5 or 6 nights.
It also has a pub, "The Bottle and Glass" which appeared in the national newspapers in March 2008 when Prince William visited the Bottle and Glass pub for cider and a pie with his friends from the Red Arrows
Red Arrows
The Red Arrows, officially known as the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, is the aerobatics display team of the Royal Air Force based at RAF Scampton, but due to move to RAF Waddington in 2011...
.
The changes in managership of the Bottle and Glass in 2009 have renewed concerns over its long-term future. That, together with similar concerns over the possible redevelopment of the land currently occupied by the parish church, have led to the consideration of a Conservation Area
Conservation area
A conservation areas is a tract of land that has been awarded protected status in order to ensure that natural features, cultural heritage or biota are safeguarded...
for the village.