East Kealis a village andcivil parishin theEast LindseydistrictofLincolnshire,England.[2]It is situated approximately 13 miles (21 km) north from the town ofBoston,2 miles (3 km) south from the town ofSpilsby,and is located on the southern most edge of theLincolnshire Wolds,anNational Landscapeand marks the point where the Wolds gives way to the flatLincolnshire Fens.
| East Keal | |
|---|---|
 Church of St Helen, East Keal | |
  East Keal Location withinLincolnshire | |
| Population | 366 (2011 census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TF376636 |
| •London | 115 mi (185 km)S |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Spilsby |
| Postcode district | PE23 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
East Keal church is dedicated toSaint Helen,dates from the 13th and 14th centuries, and is built inEarly EnglishandPerpendicularstyles. It was extensively rebuilt in 1853–54 by Stephen Lewin but retains many of its original features.[3]It is a Grade II*listed building.[4]Edmund de Grimsby,later a prominent judge and Crown official, was parish priest here in the 1320s.
East KealCESchool was built as aparochial schoolin 1848. It reopened in 1874 as the East KealNational School,became aJunior Schoolin 1950, and closed in 1968.[5]
The small village ofKeal Coteslies on the border of East Keal andWest Keal.
The East Keal brickworks site was partially excavated by the archaeologist and folkloristEthel Rudkin.[6]
References
edit- ^"Parish population 2011".Neighbourhood Statistics.Office for National Statistics.Retrieved19 August2015.
- ^"East Keal CP/AP".A Vision of Britain through Time.University of Portsmouth.Archived fromthe originalon 24 December 2012.Retrieved18 May2011.
- ^Historic England."Church of St Helen (354160)".Research records (formerly PastScape).Retrieved18 May2011.
- ^"Church of St Helen, East Keal".British Listed Buildings.Retrieved18 May2011.
- ^"East Keal CE School".Lincolnshire Archives.Retrieved18 May2011.
- ^Brown, Theo (1 January 1986)."Obituary: Ethel H. Rudkin, 1893–1985".Folklore.97(2): 222–223.doi:10.1080/0015587X.1986.9716384.ISSN0015-587X.
External links
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Media related toEast Kealat Wikimedia Commons- "East Keal",Genuki.co.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2013
