Well, Lincolnshire

Well
St Margaret's church, Well
Well is located in Lincolnshire
Well
Well
Location within Lincolnshire
Population166 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceTF445739
• London120 mi (190 km) S
Civil parish
  • Well
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townALFORD
Postcode districtLN13
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
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53°14′33″N 0°09′54″E / 53.242510°N 0.165020°E / 53.242510; 0.165020

Well is a small estate village and civil parish about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of the town of Alford, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish was 166 at the 2011 census. It is situated on the foot of the east entry to the Lincolnshire Wolds.[2] The population of 166 as at the 2011 census includes the hamlet of Claxby St. Andrew. The village provides views of the gradually sloping hills towards the west.

The name 'Well' comes from the Old English word wella meaning 'spring/stream'.[3]

  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Well, Lincolnshire". Genuki. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Key to English Place-names".