Withcall
Withcall | |
The church of St Martin, Withcall |
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Withcall |
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OS grid reference | TF326874 |
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– London | 125 mi (201 km) S |
Shire county | Lincolnshire |
Region | East Midlands |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | LOUTH |
Postcode district | LN11 |
Dialling code | 01507 |
Police | Lincolnshire |
Fire | Lincolnshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
EU Parliament | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | Louth and Horncastle |
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Coordinates: 53°20′07″N 0°04′30″W / 53.3353°N 0.0750°W
Withcall is a small farming village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.[1][2] It lies within the Lincolnshire Wolds, and 4 miles (6.4 km) south-west from Louth (where the population is included).
The village was served by Withcall railway station, a small station halt on the long-since defunct Louth to Bardney line; a section of the platform edge still remains, and there is a well-preserved tunnel close-by.[3] Work on the building of the tunnel started in January 1852; the tunnel is 971 yards (888 m) long. The first passenger train passed through the tunnel in 1876 and the last train in 1956.[3]
References
- ↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 122 Skegness & Horncastle (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2013. ISBN 9780319229392.
- ↑ "Ordnance Survey Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- 1 2 "Forgotten Relics: Withcall Tunnel". www.forgottenrelics.co.uk. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
External links
- Media related to Withcall at Wikimedia Commons
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