Burgh Le Marsh

Infobox UK place
official_name= Burgh Le Marsh
local_name=
country= England
population= 2016
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latitude= 53.161000000
longitude= 0.238000000
shire_district=East Lindsey
shire_county = Lincolnshire
region=East Midlands
constituency_westminster=
post_town= SKEGNESS
postcode_district =
postcode_area= PE24
dial_code= 01754

Burgh le Marsh is a town to the west of Skegness in East Lindsey, England, on the Lincoln-Skegness A158. The population is 2,016.

Geography

The town is built on a large hill surrounded by former marsh land, and the marsh influenced the town's name, Burgh Le Marsh. Both the windmill and church are visible from far distances. The bypass was opened on November 30 2007, having started in September 2006, and has reduced traffic congestion dramatically. [ [http://www.burghlemarsh.info/bypass/bypass.htm Burgh le Marsh now has a By Pass] ] [ [http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/section.asp?docId=50260 A158 Burgh le Marsh Bypass] ] A Roman road passes through the village on the way to Skegness, and comes from the north-west via Tetford and Ulceby. [ [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/235017 Romans To Skegness] ] The village is on the site of a former Roman fort.

axon Burial Mound

Near the parish church is a large mound, where Saxon burial remains were found during the 1930s. The mound was later used for cockfighting and so is named Cock Hill.

Facilities

hops

There is a traditional butcher, baker and convenience shops. There is also a hairdresser, a market, an estate agent and a florist.

Pubs

Local pubs include the Fleece Inn on the Market Square along with the Bell Hotel, White Hart Hotel, White Swan and Ye Olde Burgh Inn on the High Street and the Windmill Restaurant on High Street. There is also the Red Lion in Storey's Lane. [ [http://www.burghlemarsh.info/goingout/pubs.htm Hotels and Public Houses] ] [ [http://www.bell-hotel-burgh.co.uk/ Bell Hotel] ] [ [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/746686 Hight Street] ]

Church

The parish church is dedicated to St Peter and St Paul. There is a Baptist church and Methodist chapel. [ [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/119078 St.Peter & St.Paul's church, Burgh-le-Marsh, Lincs] ] [ [http://www.genuki.org.uk:8080/big/eng/LIN/BurghleMarsh/ Burgh le Marsh] ] [ [http://www.bapchap.ic24.net Burgh Baptist Church] ] [ [http://www.lincscoastmethodist.net/ch-burgh.htm Burgh le Marsh Methodist Chapel] ]

Railway Station

There was once a Burgh-le-Marsh railway station on the line between Boston and Louth, but it is now closed.

Windmills

The town hosts two tower mills, the untarred Hanson's Mill of 1855 (originally four-sailed), now a residence, and the tarred Dobson's Mill, the latter of which is run as a museum. [ [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/216370 Windmill at Burgh Le Marsh] ] Built in 1813 by Sam Oxley (who also built Alford Windmill a sister mill in the near by town of Alford, Lincolnshire) it is unusual in being the only left-handed tower mill having five sails. "Left-handed sails" mean they rotate clockwise when viewed from the front - a very rare variety of windmill driving. [ [http://img.groundspeak.com/waymarking/34d069a0-f146-4160-bda9-98186ce848b1.jpgHanson's windmill today] ] [ [http://img.groundspeak.com/waymarking/770a72f7-80e5-4d60-8d18-ce536868b222.jpgFive-sailed Dobson's windmill] ]

Twinning

Burgh le Marsh is twinned with the town of Beaumont-sur-Sarthe in the Pays de la Loire in France. This twinning began in 1988 and celebrated its 20th Anniversary this year. The celebrations took place on the weekend of 10 May 2008. The Chairman of the Burgh le Marsh Twinning Association is Neil Cooper and for the Beaumont sur Sarthe Twinning Association is Claude Menard. [ [http://www.burghlemarsh.info/twinning/index.html Burgh le Marsh Twinned with Beaumont sur Sarthe] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.burghlemarsh.info/index.html Burgh Le Marsh Town website]
* [http://www.burghlemarsh.info/towncouncil/tcouncil.htm Town council]
* [http://www.poacherguide.co.uk/town_information/burgh_le_marsh.php Poacher Country]
* [http://www.visitlincolnshire.com/exec/104152/1125 Visit Lincolnshire]
* [http://www.burghschool.org.uk St Peter & St Paul CE Primary school]