Brocklesby
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This article is about Brocklesby, Lincolnshire. For the small country town in southern New South Wales Australia, see Brocklesby
Brocklesby is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, UK.
According to the 2001 census it had a population of 124. The village is close by the border with both North Lincolnshire, and North East Lincolnshire, and is about four miles south-west of Immingham.
It has a unique station platform and buildings which are now private property. The nearest railway station in current use is at Habrough. The village is close to Humberside International Airport.
All Saints' Church in Brocklesby is notable for its memorials to the Pelham family, notably to Charles Pelham, Lord Worsley, who was killed during the First World War.[1][2]
[edit] References
- ^ The Church Monuments Society. "Lincolnshire - Brocklesby - All Saints". http://www.churchmonumentssociety.org/newfile13.htm. Retrieved on 2007-11-03.
- ^ Peter Fairweather. "All Saints Church, Brocklesby and the Church of St. Peter, Great Limber.". http://homepage.ntlworld.com/peter.fairweather/docs/Brocklesby.htm. Retrieved on 2007-11-03.
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