Population 568 (2011) Region East Midlands Sovereign state United Kingdom Shire county Lincolnshire Civil parish Frithville and Westville | OS grid reference TF322502 Country England Post town Boston District East Lindsey UK parliament constituency Boston and Skegness | |
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Frithville is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population is 549, increasing at the 2011 Census to 568. It is situated on the B1183 road, approximately 4 miles (6 km) north from Boston, and in the West Fen fenland area.
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Map of Frithville, Boston, UK
History
The name Frith comes from the Old English fyrhoe, meaning wood or woody pasture. The first mention of Frith in historic records is in 1323, when it was called Le Frith; in 1512 it was referred to as "The Kings Frith beside Boston". Formerly extra-parochial land, Frithville was enclosed in 1802. It was organized as a parochial township in 1812. This is a rural area with an economy based on agriculture. Chief crops in the late 19th century were wheat and beans.
The Anglican church of Saint Peter was built in 1821, much later than many in Lincolnshire, and is a Grade II listed building. It is located in the hamlet of Mount Pleasant, which was included in the township of Frithville when the latter was organized. It is one of several churches built in the area under the Fen Churches Act of 1816. In 1885 Kelly's Directory reported that the brick-built church and the vicarage were erected simultaneously. The parish also had a Wesleyan chapel.
Frithville has a primary school and an agricultural shop.
Because of flooding in the Fens, Frithville is crossed by several drains, constructed to reduce water damage to agriculture and settlements. These include the West Fen Drain, the Twenty Foot Drain, and the Medlam Drain. They are used for recreation by boaters in the summer.
Governance
An electoral ward in the name of Frithville exists.The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 1,920.