Fenton is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.[2] It is situated 9 mi (14 km) north-west from the city and county town of Lincoln, 4 miles (6.4 km) west from Saxilby, and on the A156 Lincoln to Gainsborough road. The population of the civil parish was 297 at the 2001 census, increasing to 353 at the 2011 census.[3]

Fenton
The Carpenters arms
Motel in 1967
Fenton Location within Lincolnshire
Population	297 (2001[1])
OS grid reference	SK844767
• London	125 mi (201 km) S
District	West Lindsey
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Lincoln
Postcode district	LN1
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Gainsborough
List of places UK England Lincolnshire 53.280952°N 0.735353°W / 53.280952; -0.735353

Fenton is a centre for the breeding of a local cattle variety, the Lincoln Reds.^{[citation needed]} It is also a centre for fishing, being 1 mile (1.6 km) to the east the River Trent.^{[citation needed]}

The ecclesiastical parish is Kettlethorpe with Fenton, part of the Saxilby Group of the Deanery of Corringham. The parish church is in the smaller village of Kettlethorpe 0.5 miles (0.8 km) to the south. The 2014 incumbent is Rev Canon Rhys Prosser.[4]

The village public house is the Carpenter Arms.

References

External links

• Media related to Fenton, West Lindsey at Wikimedia Commons