Thorpe St Peter
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Thorpe St Peter is a village and civil parish
in the East Lindsey
district of Lincolnshire
, England, about 1 miles (1.6 km) north west of the town of Wainfleet
.
Thorpe was mentioned in Domesday Book
of 1086 when it was listed as having 33 households, two mills and a church.
The parish church, dedicated to Saint Peter
is a grade I listed building dating from 1200 with later additions and alterations, and restored
in the 19th century. It is built of greenstone
and limestone
. The west tower dates from the mid-14th century, and there is an early 13th century font.
Thorpe Culvert railway station
was opened here in 1873.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the East Lindsey
East Lindsey
East Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. The council is based in Manby near Louth, and other major settlements in the district include Alford, Spilsby, Mablethorpe, Skegness, Horncastle and Chapel St Leonards....
district of 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, about 1 miles (1.6 km) north west of the town of Wainfleet
Wainfleet, Lincolnshire
Wainfleet All Saints is an ancient port and market town on the east coast of Lincolnshire, England, situated on the B1195 between Spilsby and Boston. The town stands on the small rivers Steeping and Limb that form Wainfleet Haven. The town is close to Skegness, Boston, Spilsby, the Lincolnshire...
.
Thorpe was mentioned in Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
of 1086 when it was listed as having 33 households, two mills and a church.
The parish church, dedicated to Saint Peter
Saint Peter
Saint Peter or Simon Peter was an early Christian leader, who is featured prominently in the New Testament Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. The son of John or of Jonah and from the village of Bethsaida in the province of Galilee, his brother Andrew was also an apostle...
is a grade I listed building dating from 1200 with later additions and alterations, and restored
Victorian restoration
Victorian restoration is the term commonly used to refer to the widespread and extensive refurbishment and rebuilding of Church of England churches and cathedrals that took place in England and Wales during the 19th-century reign of Queen Victoria...
in the 19th century. It is built of greenstone
Greenstone
Pounamu is several types of hard, durable and highly valued nephrite jade, bowenite, or serpentinite found in New Zealand. Pounamu is the Māori name. The rocks are also generically known as "greenstone" in New Zealand English....
and limestone
Limestone
Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....
. The west tower dates from the mid-14th century, and there is an early 13th century font.
Thorpe Culvert railway station
Thorpe Culvert railway station
Thorpe Culvert railway station serves the village of Thorpe St Peter in Lincolnshire, England. It is situated from Skegness and from Boston. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by East Midlands Trains.-Services:...
was opened here in 1873.