North Kelsey | |
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All Hallows' Church, North Kelsey |
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North Kelsey shown within Lincolnshire | |
Population | 966 (2011) |
OS grid reference | TA0410 |
• London | 135 mi (217 km) S |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | MARKET RASEN |
Postcode district | LN7 |
Dialling code | 01652 |
Police | Lincolnshire |
Fire | Lincolnshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
EU Parliament | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
North Kelsey is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The village is situated 4 miles (6 km) west from Caistor and 19 miles (31 km) north-east from the county town of Lincoln.
Within the parish is the hamlet of North Kelsey Moor, once the site of North Kelsey railway station.
According to the 2001 Census North Kelsey had a population of 959, increasing slightly to 966 at the 2011 census.
North Kelsey has an Anglican church and a Methodist chapel. There is a village hall, primary school, a public house, The Butcher's Arms, and a recently renovated windmill. The village post office was closed in 2008, as part of a series of rural post-office closures, and is now a general store and newsagents.
North Kelsey parish church was dedicated to St Nicholas until the late 19th century, after which dedicated to All Hallows. The church was rebuilt in 1869, although the tower dates from the 13th century. An early stone coffin lid lies against the outside wall. The church suffered minor damage in a whirlwind which hit South and North Kelsey in the 1930s.
Facing the church is Grade II listed Church Farm. The central part of the house is Elizabethan, with later Georgian additions, including larger windows. The south wall of the house is constructed in the same manner, and is the same age as, the 13th-century church tower.