Muckton is a village and former civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies between the A16 and A157 roads, 5 miles (8.0 km) south-east from Louth and approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) to the west of the village of Authorpe.[1] It is in the Lincolnshire Wolds, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is in the civil parish of Burwell.

Muckton
Muckton Wood
Muckton Location within Lincolnshire
OS grid reference	TF374814
• London	125 mi (201 km) S
District	East Lindsey
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Louth
Postcode district	LN11
Dialling code	01507
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	louth and Horncastle
List of places UK England Lincolnshire 53.311775°N 0.061940°E / 53.311775; 0.061940

Muckton is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Muchetune", and is listed as having 9 households, with Ansgot of Burwell as Lord of the Manor.[2]

The medieval church was dedicated to the Holy Trinity. It was rebuilt by James Fowler in 1878 although it retained its Norman chancel arch.[3] It was declared redundant in May 1981 by the Diocese of Lincoln, and demolished in October 1982.[4]

Muckton Wood is a nature reserve about 0.6 miles (0.97 km) south of the village, purchased by the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust in 1983. It consists of ancient semi-natural woodland on a boulder clay soil.[5]

The Greenwich Prime Zero meridian line passes through the parish.

References

External links

• Media related to Muckton at Wikimedia Commons