Gayton le Marsh | |
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Gayton le Marsh village | |
Location within Lincolnshire | |
Population | 155 (2011) |
OS grid reference | TF425842 |
• London | 125 mi (201 km) S |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Alford |
Postcode district | LN13 |
Police | Lincolnshire |
Fire | Lincolnshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Gayton le Marsh is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England It is situated 6 miles (9.7 km) south-east from the town of Louth and about 6 miles (9.7 km) north from Alford. The population of the civil parish was 155 at the 2011 census.[1]
Gayton le Marsh parish church was dedicated to Saint George.[2] It had a western tower, was rebuilt in 1847, and was demolished in 1971.[3]
A red-brick drainage pumping station was built here about 1850, which is now a Grade II listed building.[4]
Gayton le Marsh CE School was built as a National School in 1837, and closed in 1924.[5]