West Torrington

West Torrington
The Church of St Mary, West Torrington
West Torrington is located in Lincolnshire
West Torrington
West Torrington
Location within Lincolnshire
Population128 (2011)
OS grid referenceTF135821
• London130 mi (210 km) S
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMarket Rasen
Postcode districtLN8
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Lincolnshire
53°19′25″N 0°17′48″W / 53.323653°N 0.296606°W / 53.323653; -0.296606

West Torrington is a small hamlet in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the edge of Bleasby Moor and 3 miles (4.8 km) north from Wragby. The 2001 Census recorded a West Torrington population of 69,[1] increasing to 128 at the 2011 census.[2]

The village is a setting in Sebastian Faulks' 2005 novel Human Traces.[3]

  1. ^ "Parish Headcounts"; Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 6 July 2012
  2. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  3. ^ Faulks, Sebastian (31 January 2011). Human Traces. ISBN 9781446412947.