Westville, Lincolnshire
Westville is a hamlet in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 7 miles (11 km) north from Boston. Westville lies in the fen country close to the village of Frithville, with which it shares the civil parish of Frithville and Westville.
West Fen Drain at Westville
| Westville | |
|---|---|
 Westville Road | |
  Westville Location within Lincolnshire | |
| OS grid reference | TF277548 |
| • London | 110 mi (180 km) S |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LINCOLN |
| Postcode district | PE22 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Westville consists of Westville Farm and a couple of houses including the original Farmhouse, (Home Farm). Home Farm's barn was sold off and has now been converted into a barn conversion.
Westville was created a township after the draining of the West Fen in 1812,[1] and was created a civil parish in 1866.[2]
John Rennie directed the building of an early-19th-century bridge over the Twenty Foot Drain at Westville; it is Grade II listed.[3]
References
- Redford, Arthur; Chaloner, William Henry (1976). Labour migration in England, 1800-1850. Manchester University Press. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-7190-0636-4.
- "Westville". Vision of Britain. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- Historic England. "Bridge over Twenty Foot Drain, Frithville And Westville (1359723)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
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