Coordinates: 53°28′33″N 0°35′19″W / 53.4759°N 0.5887°W
| Kirton in Lindsey | |
| "Kirton Lindsey" | |
 Mount Pleasant Mill |
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  Kirton in Lindsey
Kirton in Lindsey shown within Lincolnshire |
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| Population | 2,694 (2001 Census) |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Unitary authority | North Lincolnshire |
| Ceremonial county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GAINSBOROUGH |
| Postcode district | DN21 |
| Dialling code | 01652 |
| Police | Humberside |
| Fire | Humberside |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Scunthorpe |
| List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire | |
Kirton in Lindsey, also abbreviated to Kirton Lindsey, is a small town and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England.
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Geography
It is 10 miles (16.1 km) south of Scunthorpe, near the A15 road, and has a total resident population of 2,694.
Served by Kirton Lindsey railway station, the town is the site of RAF Kirton in Lindsey. Its name distinguishes it from the other Kirton in Lincolnshire, known as Kirton in Holland. The busy B1398 Lincoln - Scunthorpe road passes through the village with Grayingham nearby to the south. The B1400 passes down the side of the ridge past the train station at the bottom of the hill to Messingham on Cleatham Road. Half of the village is on top of the ridge, half of it is situated on the side. The Lincolnshire boundary along the B1205 is one mile to the south.
Economy
There is the usual assortment of small businesses and shops serving the local community. RAF Kirton in Lindsey, situated between the B1400 and B1398 on top of the ridge to the south-east of the village is to close. It was called the Rapier Barracks until 2004 when it returned to the RAF and has a golf course and a Gliding Club Trent Valley Gliding Club.
History
North of the village next to the B1398 is Mount Pleasant Mill on the top of the ridge. From here and most of the village is a view over the Trent Valley.
Religious sites
Amongst the churches in Kirton in Lindsey was a Salvation Army Hall, which was in turn a former Primitive Methodist church. The building is no longer standing. The United Mission Church of St Andrew is on St Andrews Street and includes Anglican, Methodist and Baptist congregations.
Governance
Historically part of the West Riding of the parts of Lindsey, in the county of Lincolnshire, Kirton became part of Glanford Brigg poor law union in the 19th century and thus ended up in Glanford Brigg Rural District from 1894 and then from 1974 to 1996 the Glanford district of Humberside. This became part of North Lincolnshire in 1996.
Education
The local comprehensive school is the Huntcliff School on Redbourne Mere (B1206). This school received a "satisfactory" ofsted report. There is also a primary school.
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