Chapel St Leonards

Chapel St Leonards
The Pullover, Chapel St Leonards
Chapel St Leonards is located in Lincolnshire
Chapel St Leonards
Chapel St Leonards
Location within Lincolnshire
Population3,384 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceTF5672
• London115 mi (185 km) S
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSKEGNESS
Postcode districtPE24
Dialling code01754
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
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53°13′23″N 0°20′11″E / 53.2230°N 0.3365°E / 53.2230; 0.3365

Chapel St. Leonards is a seaside resort village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 5 miles (8 km) north from the resort of Skegness and just north of Ingoldmells. It also lies right next to the North Sea.

The village is a location for caravan park holidays as well as campsites, and is next to several miles of beach, and close to Fantasy Island, market towns, and the Lincolnshire Wolds.

A landmark is Chapel Point, 1 mile (1.6 km) north from the centre of the village. It has a restored part of a major Second World War coastal defence line retaining the viewing platform. The adjacent North Sea Observatory, a visitors' centre providing a facility for year-round use, was constructed between 2016 and 2018.[2][3][4]

In recent years Chapel Point has become a location for birdwatchers, being visited by migrating birds such as the Mediterranean gull.[5]

  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference live was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ North Sea Observatory William Saunders (structural engineers), 1 February 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2018
  4. ^ New North Sea Observatory starts to take shape Lincolnshire Live, 6 January 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2018
  5. ^ "Welcome to the South Lincs RSPB Local Group Website", South Lincs RSPB