Sibsey

Sibsey
Sibsey Trader Mill, Sibsey
Sibsey Trader Mill
Sibsey is located in Lincolnshire
Sibsey
Sibsey
Location within Lincolnshire
Population1,979 (2011)
OS grid referenceTF352507
• London110 mi (180 km) S
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBoston
Postcode districtPE22
Dialling code01205
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Lincolnshire
53°02′14″N 0°00′59″E / 53.037137°N 0.016272°E / 53.037137; 0.016272

Sibsey is a village, civil parish and electoral ward in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated at the junction of the A16 and B1184 roads, 4 miles (6.4 km) north from Boston. Sibsey Northlands is to the north of the village. The Prime Meridian passes just to the west of Sibsey, crossing the Stone Bridge Drain canal. At the 2001 census, Sibsey had a population of 1,996,[1] reducing to 1,979 at the 2011 Census.[2]

Set in the fens of Lincolnshire, Sibsey is a focus of the farming community. The village is surrounded by farmland. The village won an award for best-kept village in 1989.[3] The village has a village hall, a post office with shop, and a public house, the White Hart, on Main Road.[4] Although the postal address for residences includes nearby Boston, it is not in that borough.

  1. ^ "Sibsey". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Ward/Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 30 October 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  3. ^ See talk
  4. ^ "Sibsey". Lincolnshire Parish Councils. Lincolnshire County Council. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2011.