| Brocklesby | |
|---|---|
 All Saints' Church, Brocklesby | |
  Brocklesby Location within Lincolnshire | |
| OS grid reference | TA143112 |
| • London | 145 mi (233 km) S |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Grimsby |
| Postcode district | DN41 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Brocklesby is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.[1] It is situated 1 mile (1.6 km) south from Habrough, 4 miles (6.4 km) south-west from Immingham, and is located close to the border of both North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire and is near Humberside International Airport. Its location make it the most northerly village within the East Midlands region.
According to the 2001 Census Brocklesby had a population of 124.[2] At the 2011 census the population was listed in the civil parish of Keelby.
The parish includes the settlement of Limber Parva (or Little Limber) which lies 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the south-west, and is the site of a deserted medieval village, defined by earthworks and crop marks of crofts, hollow ways and rectilinear enclosures.[3][4]
Newsham Abbey was located to the north of the village in the hamlet of Newsham, now part of Brocklesby civil parish.[5][6]
Brocklesby had a railway station until 1990s and since it was closed. The station building and platforms are now a private residence with the main railway lines still passing through it.[7] The nearest railway station in current use is at Habrough.
- ^ "Brocklesby". ordnance-survey-linked-data. Ordnance survey. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ^ "Statistics about Brocklesby, West Lindsey" (PDF). Lincolnshire research observatory. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ^ Historic England. "Little Limber (892592)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ "Little Limber: TA122103"; Gridreferencefinder.com. Retrieved 23 April 2012
- ^ "Newsham Priory". Houses of Premonstratensian Canons. Victoria County History. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
- ^ "Brocklesby (with Limber Parva)". Genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
- ^ "First train through Brocklesby Station", Geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2013