Midville, Lincolnshire
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Midville, a small village
in Lincolnshire
, England
about 10 miles (16.1 km) north of
Boston
, was an extra-parochial allotment of the East Fen
, which was drained between 1802 and 1813, Midville being constituted as a parochial township by an act passed in 1885. The East Fen is between Boston and Spilsby.
Midville church was built 1819-20 and is a plain edifice of Georgian brick
.
It was once home to Midville railway station
, which opened in 1913 and closed in 1970.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
about 10 miles (16.1 km) north of
Boston
Boston, Lincolnshire
Boston is a town and small port in Lincolnshire, on the east coast of England. It is the largest town of the wider Borough of Boston local government district and had a total population of 55,750 at the 2001 census...
, was an extra-parochial allotment of the East Fen
The Fens
The Fens, also known as the , are a naturally marshy region in eastern England. Most of the fens were drained several centuries ago, resulting in a flat, damp, low-lying agricultural region....
, which was drained between 1802 and 1813, Midville being constituted as a parochial township by an act passed in 1885. The East Fen is between Boston and Spilsby.
Midville church was built 1819-20 and is a plain edifice of Georgian brick
Georgian architecture
Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United...
.
It was once home to Midville railway station
Midville railway station
Midville railway station was a station in Midville, Lincolnshire on the line between Lincoln and Firsby.Former Services-References:...
, which opened in 1913 and closed in 1970.