Minting
This article is about Lincolnshire village. For the process of minting coins, see Mint (coin). For the thoroughbred racehorse, see Minting (horse).
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Minting Wood |
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Population | 286 (2011)[1] |
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OS grid reference | TF188734 |
– London | 120 mi (190 km) S |
Civil parish | Minting and Gautby |
District | East Lindsey |
Shire county | Lincolnshire |
Region | East Midlands |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | HORNCASTLE |
Postcode district | LN9 |
Police | Lincolnshire |
Fire | Lincolnshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
EU Parliament | East Midlands |
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Coordinates: 53°14′42″N 0°13′12″W / 53.245040°N 0.220070°W
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
- ↑ "Civil parish population 2011". Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ↑ "Minting Priory". Alien Houses. Victoria County History. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
- ↑ Historic England. "Minting Priory (351548)". PastScape. Retrieved 30 Jul 2013.
- ↑ Kelly, John (11 November 2011). "Thankful villages: The places where everyone came back from the wars". BBC. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ↑ Bingham, Caroline (April 2012). "The Sebastopol Inn". Lincolnshire Life. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ↑ "The Sebastapol Inn". Google Maps. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
External links
- Media related to Minting at Wikimedia Commons
- Parish Council
- Collins, Rod. "Minting in Lincolnshire". Retrieved 30 July 2013.
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