| Friskney | |
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 Church of All Saints, Friskney | |
  Friskney Location withinLincolnshire | |
| Population | 1,563 (2011 Census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TF460555 |
| • London | 105 mi (169 km) S |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BOSTON |
| Postcode district | PE22 |
| Dialling code | 01754 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
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Friskney is a village andcivil parish within theEast Lindsey district ofLincolnshire, England.[2]
The parish includes the settlement ofFriskney Eaudyke. The 2011 Census recorded a parish population of 1,563.[1] in 652 households.
The place-name 'Friskney' is first attested in theDomesday Book of 1086, where it appears asFrischenei. It is recorded asFreschena circa 1115 and asFreschenei circa 1150. The name is Viking, meaning 'freshwater island' (Old EnglishFrescan ēa).[3]
In 1885Kelly's reported twoWesleyan chapels, one built in 1804.[4] The chapel built in 1839 is Grade II* listed.[5] It recorded that Friskney parish was a centre for brick making and the catching of shrimps and cockles. In the early part of the 19th century, much of the land waswetlands or swamp, where wildfowl were caught by use ofdecoy ponds.[4] One of these ponds is now a listed ancient monument.[6] The swamp was drained in the early 19th century and the land converted for arable cultivation.[4]
Friskney is part of theelectoral ward called Wainfleet and Friskney. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 4,192.[7]
Friskney is situated 11 miles (18 km) north-east from the town ofBoston, and 8 miles (13 km) south-west from the coastal town ofSkegness.[8] The nearest railway station is atWainfleet All Saints, 3 miles (5 km) to the north-east. The nearest major roadway is theA52[8] which runs 1 mile (1.6 km) from the eastern side of the village. Friskney, with its surrounding farmland, is the largest village by area in the UK, and one of the largest in Europe.[citation needed]
TheGrade I[9] listedAnglican church is dedicated toAll Saints. The original church was constructed in the late 12th century; it had elements added up to the 15th.[10] Restoration to thechancel was carried out in 1849.
During an extensive restoration in 1879,Norman andEarly English Gothic architectural fragments were discovered. The lower stage of the tower, with largelancet windows, is Early English, as is the second stage. The two upper stages are 15th-century, as is thefont. In the northaisle is an incised stone slab to John de Lyndewode (rector, 1374) and a mutilatedeffigy of a 14th-century knight, most likely damaged during theiconoclasm of the Protestant Reformation.[11] During the 1879 restoration, a series of faded wall paintings were revealed between the arches of thearcades.[10][11]
Abbey Hills,[12] the site of an old religious house connected with Bolington [Bullington] Priory[4] orBardney Abbey, lies half a mile west from the church.
On the western side of the village on Dickon Hill Road is the Parrot Zoo and National Parrot Sanctuary. The Sanctuary was opened in 2003.[13] The sanctuary was renamed as Lincolnshire Wildlife Park in 2016 due to the expansion of the site, and contains both the National Parrot and Turtle sanctuary within amongst other rescued animals.[14]
The village has a church hall, twopublic houses, The Anchor and The Barley Mow, and a village shop with post office. There are sports clubs for archery, bowls and cricket, and a football team. The cricket club first XI competes in the South Lincolnshire and Border League.
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