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Fenton, West Lindsey

Coordinates: 53°16′51″N 0°44′07″W / 53.280952°N 0.735353°W / 53.280952; -0.735353
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Fenton
Village and civil parish
The Carpenters arms, Fenton
Outline map of Lincolnshire, with Fenton as a red dot near the Nottinghamshire border. To the NW of Lincoln
Outline map of Lincolnshire, with Fenton as a red dot near the Nottinghamshire border. To the NW of Lincoln
Fenton
Location within Lincolnshire
Population297 (2001[1])
OS grid referenceSK844767
• London125 mi (201 km) S
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLincoln
Postcode districtLN1
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
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

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