Kirkby Green

Kirkby Green

Church of the Holy Cross, Kirkby Green
Kirkby Green
 Kirkby Green shown within Lincolnshire
OS grid referenceTF086578
   – London 110 mi (180 km)  S
DistrictNorth Kesteven
Shire countyLincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Lincoln
Postcode district LN4
Police Lincolnshire
Fire Lincolnshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK ParliamentSleaford and North Hykeham
List of places
UK
England
Lincolnshire

Coordinates: 53°06′25″N 0°22′42″W / 53.107010°N 0.378275°W / 53.107010; -0.378275

Kirkby Green is a small village in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The village lies east from Scopwick (where the population is included) on the B1191 road to Timberland, 10 miles (16 km) south-east from the county town of Lincoln, 6.5 miles (10.5 km) south-west from Woodhall Spa, and 8 miles (13 km) north from Sleaford.[1]

Kirkby Green was formerly a civil parish until 1931, when it became part of the parish of Scopwick.[2]

Ford at Kirkby Green

At the eastern end of the village is a level crossing where the road crosses the Peterborough to Lincoln Line, formerly the site of Scopwick and Timberland railway station.

References

  1. ↑ "Kirkby Green Lincolnshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
  2. ↑ "Kirkby Green AP/CP". A Vision of Britain through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 2009-10-18.


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