Population 341 (2011) Region East Midlands Sovereign state United Kingdom Local time Monday 6:30 PM District West Lindsey | OS grid reference SK930931 Country England Post town Gainsborough Shire county Lincolnshire | |
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Weather 16°C, Wind S at 24 km/h, 51% Humidity UK Parliament Gainsborough (UK Parliament constituency) | ||
Willoughton is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 2 miles (3.2 km) west from the A15 road, 13 miles (21 km) north from Lincoln and 3 miles (5 km) south from Kirton Lindsey. According to the 2001 Census the village had a population of 330, increasing to 341 at the 2011 census.
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Map of Willoughton, Gainsborough, UK
The church of St Andrew was built in 1794 to replace earlier buildings on the site, and was restored in 1888. It is of Georgian style. There was a Primitive Methodist church in the village for many years; it closed in 1979 and has since been converted into apartments.
Willoughton has a post office and village shop, a primary school, village hall and a public house, the Stirrup.
Lincolnshire preceptories
Until their disbandment in 1312, the Knights Templar were major landowners on the higher lands of Lincolnshire, where they had a number of preceptories on property which provided income, while Temple Bruer was an estate on the Lincoln Heath, believed to have been used also for military training. The preceptories from which the Lincolnshire properties were managed were: