Torksey

Torksey
Torksey Lock slipway
Torksey is located in Lincolnshire
Torksey
Torksey
Location within Lincolnshire
Population875 (2011 census)
OS grid referenceSK837786
• London130 mi (210 km) S
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLINCOLN
Postcode districtLN1
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
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Lincolnshire
53°17′55″N 0°44′43″W / 53.298604°N 0.745252°W / 53.298604; -0.745252

Torksey is a small village in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 875.[1] It is situated on the A156 road, 7 miles (11 km) south of Gainsborough and 9 miles (14 km) north-west of Lincoln, and on the eastern bank of the tidal River Trent, which here forms the boundary with Nottinghamshire.[2]

It is notable historically as the site of a Roman canal, a major Viking camp, the late medieval Torksey Castle and the Torksey Viaduct.[3]

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  2. ^ "MAGiC MaP : Torksey, Lincolnshire". Natural England - Magic in the Cloud.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Torksey Viaduct over River Trent (1359456)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 March 2021.