Fenton, West Lindsey

Village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England

Village and civil parish in England

West Lindsey

Lincolnshire

Region

East Midlands

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townLincolnPostcode districtLN1PoliceLincolnshireFire Lincolnshire Ambulance East Midlands UK Parliament

Gainsborough

List of places: UK; England; Lincolnshire

53°16′51″N 0°44′07″W / 53.280952°N 0.735353°W / 53.280952; -0.735353

Fenton is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.^[2] It is situated 9 mi (14 km) north-west of Lincoln and 4 miles (6.4 km) west from Saxilby. The population of the civil parish was 297 at the 2001 census, increasing to 353 at the 2011 census.^[3]

Fenton is a centre for the breeding of a local cattle variety, the Lincoln Reds.^{[citation needed]} It is also a centre for fishing, being 1 mile (1.6 km) to the east the River Trent.^{[citation needed]}

The ecclesiastical parish is Kettlethorpe with Fenton, part of the Saxilby Group of the Deanery of Corringham. The parish church is in the smaller village of Kettlethorpe 0.5 miles (0.8 km) to the south. The 2014 incumbent is Rev Canon Rhys Prosser.^[4]

The village public house is the Carpenters Arms.

References

^ "Statistics about Fenton, West Lindsey" (PDF). Research-lincs.org.uk. 2005. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
^ "Welcome to Fenton and Torksey Lock Parish Council's website". Lincolnshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
^ "Kettlethorpe w Fenton PCC" Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Diocese of Lincoln. Retrieved 9 April 2013