| Mablethorpe | |
|---|---|
Clockwise from top: St Mary's Church, Sandtrain on Mablethorpe Beach, High Street, Seats on ramp looking towards town centre, Promenade and aerial view of Mablethorpe | |
  Mablethorpe Location within Lincolnshire | |
| Population | 12,668 (2011. with Sutton-on-Sea) |
| OS grid reference | TF506850 |
| • London | 130 mi (210 km) SSW |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Areas of the town | |
| Post town | MABLETHORPE |
| Postcode district | LN12 |
| Dialling code | 01507 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Mablethorpe is a seaside town in the civil parish of Mablethorpe and Sutton, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.[1] In 1961 the civil parish had a population of 3,611.[2] On 1 April 1974 the parish was changed to form "Mablethorpe and Sutton".[3] The population including nearby Sutton-on-Sea was 12,531 at the 2011 census and estimated at 12,633 in 2019.[4]
The town was visited regularly by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, a 19th-century Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom. Some town features have been named after him, such as Tennyson Road and the now closed Tennyson High School.
- ^ OS Explorer map 283:Louth and Mablethorpe: (1:25 000):ISBN 978 0319238240
- ^ "Population statistics Mablethorpe AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ "Louth Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ City Pop site. Retrieved 13 April 2021.