Lea, Lincolnshire

Lea
White painted village pump within wrought iron fence, under an autumnal maple, with shed leaves on the surrounding grass.
Lea village pump.
Lea
 Lea shown within Lincolnshire
Population 1,009 (2011)
OS grid referenceSK829866
   – London 135 mi (217 km)  S
DistrictWest Lindsey
Shire countyLincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Gainsborough
Postcode district DN21
Police Lincolnshire
Fire Lincolnshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK ParliamentGainsborough
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Lincolnshire

Coordinates: 53°22′12″N 0°45′18″W / 53.370056°N 0.75492°W / 53.370056; -0.75492

Lea is a small village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.[1] The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,009.[2] It is at the junction of the A156 and B1241, approximately 2 miles (3 km) south from Gainsborough town centre.

Lea village

Lea has a village hall, the Lea Institute, and a park with tennis court.[3] There are no shops in the village, the nearest being a supermarket and filling station 1.5 miles (2.4 km) away at Gainsborough.

The primary school is the Frances Olive Anderson School.[4] The school was established by Lady Anderson in about 1814, and the current building was built as a Church of England (Aided) school in 1966. Extra classrooms were added in 1971.[5]

The parish church is dedicated to St Helen. It is one of seven churches in the Lea group of the Deanery of Corringham in the Diocese of Lincoln. The 2013 incumbent is Rev Phillip Wain.[6] There is also a Methodist Chapel, part of the Gainsborough circuit.[7]

The nearest railway station is Gainsborough Lea Road on the Sheffield to Lincoln Line, with services to Lincoln, Sheffield, Retford and Doncaster. Lea is on a bus route, provided by Stagecoach, that runs from Scunthorpe to Lincoln.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Lea Parish Council". Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  2. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Offuice for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Lea Parish Council - The Village Hall". Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Frances Olive Anderson CE School". Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  5. ↑ "School Brochure", Frances Olive Anderson CE School. Retrieved 30 January 2014
  6. ↑ "Diocese of Lincoln: Directory–Lea". Diocese of Lincoln. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Lea Methodist Church", Gainsborough Methodist Circuit. Retrieved 13 February 2013
  8. ↑ "InterConnect routes", Stagecoach route map for InterConnect service 100. Retrieved 30 January 2014
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