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| Keal Cotes | |
|---|---|
 Former Wesleyan Chapel, Keal Cotes in 2007 | |
  Keal Cotes Location within Lincolnshire | |
| Population | 327 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TF365611 |
| • London | 110 mi (180 km) S |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SPILSBY |
| Postcode district | PE23 |
| Dialling code | 01790 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Keal Cotes, forming part of West Keal parish, is a small linear village in East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the A16 road, 1 mile (1.6 km) south from West Keal and 1 mile north from Stickford. The nearest market town is Spilsby, about 6 miles (10 km) to the north. Keal Cotes market day is on Mondays.
The village is at the southern edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds north of the Fenlands, and approximately 25 miles (40 km) east from the city and county town of Lincoln, 11 miles (18 km) north-east from the market town of Boston, and 12 miles (19 km) west from the holiday resort of Skegness.
The remains of a substantial Roman villa or high status Romano-British farmhouse, the only one found in Lincolnshire, are in a large field at the south end of the village.
The name of the village is occasionally spelt on some maps as "Keal Coates".
- ^ "Civil parish population 2011". Retrieved 19 August 2015.