Brinkhill is a village and civil parish

Civil parish

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 about 5 miles (8 km) west of the town of Alford

Alford

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 and about 7 miles (11.3 km)north west of the town of Spilsby

Spilsby

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, in the East Lindsey

East Lindsey

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 district of Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire

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, England. The village lies in the Lincolnshire Wolds

Lincolnshire Wolds

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, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

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.

The village was mentioned in Domesday Book

Domesday Book

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 of 1086 as Brincle, when it was listed as having 26 households, which was then considered quite large. The Lord of the Manor was Earl Hugh of Chester.

The parish church is dedicated to Saint Philip

Saint Philip

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 and is a Grade II listed building dating from 1857, being built of red brick by Maugham and Fowler. In the churchyard stands an ancient scheduled and Grade II* listed churchyard cross, the base of which is dates from the 14th century, with a 19th century alteration.