Edlington with Wispington

Edlington with Wispington is a civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 2 miles (3 km) north-west from the town of Horncastle.[1]

House near Barr farm

In the 2001 Census the parish population was recorded as 147,[2] reducing to 134 at the 2011 Census.[3]

The Parish contains the two hamlets of Edlington and Wispington. Local democracy is handled by a parish meeting.[4]

The civil parish was created in 1931, by merging the two former parishes of Edlington and Wisperton.

Places in the parish

Edlington with Wispington today comprises:[1]

Settlements

Other locations

References

  1. 1 2 Lincolnshire Wolds South: Horncastle & Woodhall Spa (Map) (A1 ed.). 1:25 000. OS Explorer. Ordnance survey of Great Britain. 3 April 2006. § 273. ISBN 9780319238219.
  2. ↑ Area: Edlington with Wispington CP (Parish) Neighbourhood Statistics website, Office for National Statistics.
  3. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Edlington with Wispington parish meeting". East Lindsey district council. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  5. ↑ Historic England. "Edlington DMV (893144)". PastScape. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
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