Spilsby

Spilsby
Clockwise from top: Spilsby Old Town Hall, the Grade I listed St James Church and High Street
Spilsby is located in Lincolnshire
Spilsby
Spilsby
Location within Lincolnshire
Population3,677 (Parish/Ward, 2021)
OS grid referenceTF4066
• London120 mi (190 km) S
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSPILSBY
Postcode districtPE23
Dialling code01790
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
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UK
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Lincolnshire
53°10′22″N 0°05′35″E / 53.17270°N 0.09310°E / 53.17270; 0.09310

Spilsby is a market town and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The town is adjacent to the main A16, 33 miles (53 km) east of Lincoln, 17 miles (27 km) north-east of Boston and 13 miles (21 km) north-west of Skegness. It lies at the southern edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds and north of the Fenlands.

The town has been a rural market town for more than 700 years. It has changed little in size since the beginning of the 19th century. The town centre includes a range of small supermarkets, banks, traditional newsagents, baker, butchers, jewellers and clothing stores, together with public houses, cafes and fast-food takeaways.

At the centre of town is an open square or traditional market place, from which the four main town streets radiate. Markets take place on a Monday. As Spilsby is located within a predominantly agricultural area, much of the market produce consists of locally grown vegetables and meat.

The population of the town was 2,336 in the 2001 census, increasing to 3,045 at the 2011 Census.[1]

  1. ^ "Ward/Parish population 2011". Retrieved 22 August 2015.