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Westville, Lincolnshire
Westville is a hamlet in the civil parish of Frithville and Westville, 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.

West Fen Drain at Westville

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, in 1866 Westville became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 2005 the parish was abolished and merged with Frithville to form "Frithville and Westville". In 1971 the parish had a population of 55.

John Rennie directed the building of an early-19th-century bridge over the Twenty Foot Drain at Westville; it is Grade II listed.

References

  1. ^ Redford, Arthur; Chaloner, William Henry (1976). Labour migration in England, 1800-1850. Manchester University Press. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-7190-0636-4.
  2. ^ "Relationships and changes Westville Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Lincolnshire Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Population statistics Westville Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  5. ^ Historic England. "Bridge over Twenty Foot Drain, Frithville And Westville (1359723)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 July 2012.


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