Scotter
| Scotter | |
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 Scotter Green |
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 Scotter
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| Scotter shown within Lincolnshire | |
| Population | 3,068 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SE885010 |
| • London | 140 mi (230 km) S |
| District | |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GAINSBOROUGH |
| Postcode district | DN21 |
| Dialling code | 01724 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Scotter is a large village and civil parish in West Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, situated between Scunthorpe and Gainsborough.
The population of the parish was recorded as 2,591 in the 2001 census,ref>"2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Scotter CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics.</ref> increasing to 3,0658 at the 2011 census. The parish church is dedicated to St Peter. It is in the Scotter with East Ferry ecclesiastical parish in the Scotton and Scotter Group of parishes, in the Manlake Deanery. Other churches in the group are Scotton and Northorpe. On the other side of Trent is the Deanery of Axholme. The village has several shops, a village hall, a community centre, and a primary school. The school has approximately 280 pupils of age range 4–11. The village hall was opened on 12 July 1985 by Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester.
In August 2005 nine-year-old Kate Langley, neighbour to the renowned e-Sports competitor Joshua Peart, became the youngest girl in the world to score a hole in one, at the Forest Pines Beeches golf course on the 1st hole. The record is now held by Rhiannon Linacre.
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