Monksthorpe

Monksthorpe
Monksthorpe
 Monksthorpe shown within Lincolnshire
OS grid referenceTF444653
    London 115 mi (185 km)  S
DistrictEast Lindsey
Shire countyLincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Spilsby
Postcode district PE23
Police Lincolnshire
Fire Lincolnshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK ParliamentLouth and Horncastle
List of places
UK
England
Lincolnshire

Coordinates: 53°09′57″N 0°09′34″E / 53.165856°N 0.159548°E / 53.165856; 0.159548

Monksthorpe is a hamlet in the district of East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England. It lies 3 miles (5 km) east from the town of Spilsby and north from the village of Great Steeping (where the population is included).

Monksthorpe Baptistry

Monksthorpe chapel is a Grade II* listed building dating from 1701,[1] now in the care of the National Trust. In the grounds is a Grade II* listed open air total submersion font,[2] believed to be one of only two in the country.[3]

References

  1. Historic England. "Monksthorpe Baptist Chapel (1223592)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  2. Historic England. "Open air total submersion font (1267243)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  3. Judson, Paula. "Monksthorpe Baptist Chapel". Heritage Lincolnshire. The Heritage Trust of Lincolnshire. Retrieved 1 August 2011.


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