Town in Lincolnshire, England
Human settlement in England
Burgh le Marsh
is a town and
civil parish
in the
East Lindsey
district of
Lincolnshire
, England.
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Geography
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The town is built on a low hill surrounded by former
marsh
land, and the marsh influenced the town's name. Both the
windmill
and the church are visible from a distance. The
A158
used to run through from west to east, but it was rerouted when a new
bypass
was opened in late 2007, reducing traffic congestion dramatically.
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A
Roman road
passes through the town on the way to Skegness, coming from the north-west via
Tetford
and
Ulceby
.
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The town is on the site of a former
Roman fort
.
Saxon burial mound
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Near the parish St. Peter's and St. Paul's Church is a large earthen mound. Excavations in the 1930s found
Saxon
burial remains here.
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There is a dip in the top of the mound. Some researchers suggest that it was a site for
cockfighting
. To this day the mound is known as Cock Hill.
Amenities
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The town features a traditional bakery, along with two small convenience shops. There is also a fishmonger's, a post office, a Chinese takeaway, a fish and chip shop, a library, a
Co-op
supermarket, an antiques store, hairdresser's, and a florist. It previously also had two traditional butchers, along with a post office (which has now been combined with one of the convenience shops), an estate agent, a costume shop, and a cafe.
Public houses
include the Fleece Inn on the Market Square, the Red Lion in Storey's Lane, and the Bell Hotel, the White Hart Hotel, and Ye Olde Burgh Inn on the High Street.
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The Burgh le Marsh
Grade I
listed
Anglican
parish church is dedicated to
St Peter
and
St Paul
.
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There are also a
Baptist
church and a
Methodist
chapel.
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St Paul's Missionary College was an institution for training
Anglican
clergy
from 1878 to 1936.
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The town was served by
Burgh le Marsh railway station
on the line between
Boston
and
Louth
. This station closed in 1970.
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Windmills
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The town has two
tower mills
, the untarred Hanson's Mill of 1855 (originally four-sailed), now used as a residence, and the tarred
Dobson's Mill
, which is now operated as a museum.
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Built in 1813 by Sam Oxley (who also built
Alford Windmill
a sister mill in the nearby town of
Alford, Lincolnshire
), it is unusual as the only left-handed tower mill that has five sails. "Left-handed sails" mean they rotate clockwise when viewed from the front - a very rare type of windmill.
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On 9 February 2020,
Storm Ciara
destroyed the sails.
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Media
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Local news and television programmes are provided by
BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
and
ITV Yorkshire
. Television signals are received from the
Belmont
TV transmitter.
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Local radio stations are
BBC Radio Lincolnshire
,
Greatest Hits Radio Lincolnshire
,
Lincs FM
and County Linx Radio, a community based station.
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The town is served by the local newspapers,
Skegness Standard
and
Lincolnshire Echo
.
Twinning
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Burgh le Marsh is twinned with the town of
Beaumont-sur-Sarthe
in the
Pays de la Loire
in
France
. This twinning began in 1988 and has celebrated its 25th anniversary. The celebrations took place on the weekend of 18 May 2013. The chairmen of the Twinning Associations for each town are Neil Cooper for Burgh Le Marsh and Jean-Pascal Maudet for Beaumont sur Sarthe.
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Gallery
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References
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External links
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Historic subdivisions
:
Holland
,
Kesteven
,
Lindsey
History and notable places
:
Belton House
,
Bolingbroke Castle
,
Boston Stump
,
Cadwell Park
,
Cross Keys Bridge
,
Crowland Abbey
,
Donna Nook
,
Dunham Bridge
,
Far Ings
,
Frampton Marsh
,
Freiston Shore
,
Gibraltar Point
,
Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre
,
Humber Bridge
,
Kinema in the Woods
,
Kingdom of Lindsey
,
Lincoln Castle
,
Lincoln Cathedral
,
Lincoln Cliff
,
Lincolnshire Fens
,
Market Rasen Racecourse
,
Museum of Lincolnshire Life
,
Tattershall Castle
,
The Wash
,
The Wolds
,
Usher Gallery
,
Winceby Battlefield
,
Woolsthorpe Manor
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