Minting

This article is about Lincolnshire village. For the process of minting coins, see Mint (coin). For the thoroughbred racehorse, see Minting (horse).
Minting

Minting Wood
Minting
 Minting shown within Lincolnshire
Population 286 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceTF188734
    London 120 mi (190 km)  S
Civil parishMinting and Gautby
DistrictEast Lindsey
Shire countyLincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town HORNCASTLE
Postcode district LN9
Police Lincolnshire
Fire Lincolnshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
List of places
UK
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Lincolnshire

Coordinates: 53°14′42″N 0°13′12″W / 53.245040°N 0.220070°W / 53.245040; -0.220070

Minting is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The village is situated 1 mile (1.6 km) south from the A158 road. The population (including Gautby) at the 2011 census was 286.

Minting Priory was located here.[2][3]

Minting is one of the Thankful Villages that suffered no fatalities during the Great War of 1914 to 1918.[4] Today it is a small village that has a population of about 167 people.

A heritage walk around the village can be downloaded from the village website (see below).

The public house, The Sebastopol Inn, is in the centre of the village.[5][6]

References

  1. "Civil parish population 2011". Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  2. "Minting Priory". Alien Houses. Victoria County History. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  3. Historic England. "Minting Priory (351548)". PastScape. Retrieved 30 Jul 2013.
  4. Kelly, John (11 November 2011). "Thankful villages: The places where everyone came back from the wars". BBC. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  5. Bingham, Caroline (April 2012). "The Sebastopol Inn". Lincolnshire Life. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  6. "The Sebastapol Inn". Google Maps. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
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