Marshchapel is a coastal village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is approximately 11 miles (18 km) south-east from Grimsby and 13 miles (21 km) north-east from Louth. It includes the hamlets of West End and Eskham.[2]

Marshchapel
St Mary's church
Marshchapel Location within Lincolnshire
Population	704 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference	TF358993
• London	140 mi (230 km) S
District	East Lindsey
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Grimsby
Postcode district	DN36
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Louth and Horncastle
List of places UK England Lincolnshire 53.473479°N 0.045934°E / 53.473479; 0.045934

Marshchapel has a village store cum post office, a primary school, and two public houses, the White Horse and The Outback.[3]

The church, dedicated to St Mary is a Grade I listed building dating from the 15th century with a chancel dating from 1848.[4][5] St Mary's is often referred to as the "Cathedral of the Marshes". In the churchyard is a cross dating from the 14th century which was originally sited at the crossroads near West End. It is both Grade II listed and a scheduled monument.[4][6]

Marshchapel Primary School was originally built as a National School and was rebuilt in 1872, and has been known by its current name since September 1999.[7]

Marshchapel was the site of Anglo-Saxon salt-working.[8]

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches south west to Yarburgh with a total population taken at the 2011 Census of 2,194.[9]

References

External links

• Media related to Marshchapel at Wikimedia Commons
• Marshchapel Village website