Towns & cities · East Midlands
Tetney
Tetney — village in East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- North Thoresby · 2.8 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Tetney is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 1,725 people. Wikidata describes it as: "village in East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.4890°, -0.0190°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Humber Estuary - 2000480 SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Lincolnshire Wolds
- Ramsar wetland: Humber Estuary
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Tetney is a village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, just west of the Prime Meridian.
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Background
History
A 4,000-year-old Bronze Age wooden coffin was discovered at the Tetney Golf Club in July 2018 during work on a pond. The 10 ft long coffin, made from a hollowed-out tree trunk, held the remains of a high status man cushioned by plants and holding an axe, covered by a gravel mound. After conservation, the coffin will be displayed at Lincoln Museum. The parish church is dedicated to St Peter and St Paul. An inscription on the second pillar from the west on the north arcade states: "This work was completed A.D. 1363 Robert Day the vicar". Some parts of the building are from an earlier church which stood on the same spot, including a doorway dating from about 1280. Ordnance survey maps from the…
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- Coordinates
- 53.4890, -0.0190
- County
- Lincolnshire
- District
- East Lindsey
- Parish
- Tetney
- Postcode
- DN36 5NP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Louth and Horncastle
- Population
- 1,725
- Nearest railway station
- North Thoresby — 2.8 km
- Official site
- www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q653313 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Tetney (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Tetney Church.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tetney?
- Tetney is in Lincolnshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode DN36 5NP), in the parish of Tetney.
- Is Tetney a protected site?
- Yes — Tetney is part of the Humber Estuary - 2000480 SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Lincolnshire Wolds National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Tetney free to visit?
- Yes, Tetney is free to enter.
- How do I get to Tetney?
- The nearest railway station is North Thoresby, about 2.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DN36 5NP.