Torksey
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__NOTOC__ Torksey is a small village in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 875. It is situated on the A156 road, south of Gainsborough and north-west of Lincoln, and on the eastern bank of the tidal River Trent, which here forms the boundary with Nottinghamshire.
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Place details
- Locality
- West Lindsey
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- UK place.static_image_name
- Torksey Lock slipway - geograph.org.uk - 663246.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Torksey Lock slipway
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Torksey
- UK place.population
- 875
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 census)
- UK place.shire_district
- West Lindsey
- UK place.shire_county
- Lincolnshire
- UK place.region
- East Midlands
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Gainsborough
- UK place.post_town
- LINCOLN
- UK place.postcode_district
- LN1
- UK place.postcode_area
- LN
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SK837786
- UK place.london_distance_mi
- 130
- UK place.london_direction
- S
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 875
- Image
- Torksey Lock slipway - geograph.org.uk - 663246.jpg
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- Torksey
- OS grid reference
- SK837786
- postal code
- LN1
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- Etymology
- History
- Torksey Viaduct
- See also
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__NOTOC__ Torksey is a small village in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 875. It is situated on the A156 road, south of Gainsborough and north-west of Lincoln, and on the eastern bank of the tidal River Trent, which here forms the boundary with Nottinghamshire.
It is notable historically as the site of a Roman canal, a major Viking camp, the late medieval Torksey Castle and the Torksey Viaduct.
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