South_Cockerington

South Cockerington

South Cockerington

Village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England

South Cockerington is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 4 miles (6 km) east from the market town of Louth.

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The parish church is a Grade I listed building dedicated to Saint Leonard dating from the early 14th century, and restored in 1872–73. It is built from greenstone, limestone and brick. Inside there is a 15th-century font, and an alabaster monument to Sir Adrian Scrope who died in 1623, attributed to Epiphanius Evesham.[2]

South Cockerington Hall was demolished in 1926.[3]

In the village were four almshouses which are now a Grade II listed house, dating from about 1890, built in red brick.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  2. [2]
    Historic England. "St Leonards church, South Cockerington (1309123)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  3. [3]
    "Cockerington Hall". Englands Lost Country Houses. Matthew Beckett. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  4. [4]
    Historic England. "Almshouses, South Cockerington (1359974)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
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