- New Bolingbroke
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Coordinates: 53°06′13″N 0°02′51″W / 53.10371300°N 0.04749083°W
New Bolingbroke 
Saint Peters Church, New Bolingbroke
New Bolingbroke
New Bolingbroke shown within LincolnshireOS grid reference TF308580 Parish Carrington District East Lindsey Shire county Lincolnshire Region East Midlands Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town Boston Postcode district PE22 Police Lincolnshire Fire Lincolnshire Ambulance East Midlands EU Parliament East Midlands UK Parliament Boston and Skegness List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire New Bolingbroke is a village in the Lincolnshire Fens about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of Coningsby, in the East Lindsey district. It was established by John Parkinson, who was a steward to Sir Joseph Banks.[1]
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Church
New Bolingbroke Church, which is dedicated to Saint Peter, was built in 1854 by S.S. Teulon.[2] It is a Grade II listed building.[3]
Village Hall
The village Hall was built in the 1820s when John Parkinson established New Bolingbroke as a market town.[4] It is a Grade II listed building.[5]
The Crescent
The Crescent was built in 1823 as a curved line of shops and houses, which are now all private houses, of red brick by John Parkinson to house the workers of his weaving factory.[6] The Crescent is Grade II listed.[7]
Windmills
New Bolingbroke had two windmills. One, called Rundles Mill, is Grade II Listed and dates from the mid 19th century, and has been disused since at least 1906.[8] Made of red brick, it is a tower mill.[9] The other, Watkinsons Mill, dates from 1821 and is also Grade II listed.[10] It worked until 1944 when the weather beam broke. It continued with an engine for a while after, but today only the stump remains, which is used as a store.[11]
Railway
New Bolingbroke railway station was sited here.[12]
- see also New Bolingbroke railway station
External links
Media related to New Bolingbroke at Wikimedia CommonsReferences
- ^ Henry Thorold and Jack Yates (1965). A Shell Guide To Lincolnshire. Faber & Faber Ltd. p. 32.
- ^ "Lincs To The Past". Lincolnshire Archives. http://www.lincstothepast.com/Church-of-St-Peter--New-Bolingbroke--Carrington/233502.record?pt=S. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^ "British Listed Buildings". British Listed Buildings. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-196220-church-of-st-peter-carrington. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^ "Lincolnshire County Council". Lincolnshire County Council. http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/VenueDetails.aspx?venuecode=1683. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^ "British Listed Buildings". British Listed Buildings. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-196218-village-hall-carrington. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^ "Lincs To The Past". Lincolnshire Archives. http://www.lincstothepast.com/The-Crescent--New-Bolingbroke/907628.record?pt=S. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^ "British Listed Buildings". British Listed Buildings. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-196222-the-crescent-carrington. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^ "Lincolnshire County Council". Lincolnshire County Council. http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/visiting/windmills/other-windmills/east-lindsey/rundles-mill-new-bolingbroke-carrington/101417.article. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^ "British Listed Buildings". British Listed Buildings. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-196217-old-windmill-carrington. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^ "British Listed Buildings". British Listed Buildings. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-196214-windmill-next-watkinson-s-bridge-carring. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^ "Lincolnshire County Council". Lincolnshire County Council. http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/visiting/windmills/other-windmills/east-lindsey/watkinsons-mill-new-bolingbroke-carrington/101426.article. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^ "New Bolingbroke Railway Station". Disused Stations. Disused Stations. http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/n/new_bolingbroke/index.shtml. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
Categories:- Lincolnshire geography stubs
- Villages in Lincolnshire
- Windmills in Lincolnshire
- East Lindsey
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