| Binbrook | |
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 Church of St Mary and St Gabriel, Binbrook | |
  Binbrook Location withinLincolnshire | |
| Population | 892 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | TF210940 |
| • London | 130 mi (210 km) s |
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| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Market Rasen |
| Postcode district | LN8 |
| Dialling code | 01472 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
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Binbrook is a village andcivil parish in theEast Lindsey district ofLincolnshire, England. It is situated on theB1203 road, and 8 miles (13 km) north-east fromMarket Rasen.
Previously a larger market town,[1] it now has a population of about 700, rising to 892 at the Census 2011.[2]
It is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Binnibroc.[3]
BinbrookGrade II listed[4]Anglican parish church is dedicated toSt Mary andSt Gabriel. There were two village churches, St Mary and St Gabriel, since disappeared. St Gabriel's was already in ruins in 1822 while St Mary's was demolished in 1867.[5] A new church with joint dedication was built in 1869 byJames Fowler.[1][6] In 1988 a new stained glass window was gifted to the church to commemorate the RAF presence from 1940 to 1988.[5]
Binbrook was the birthplace of thetraditional singerJoseph Taylor, one of the Lincolnshire singers recorded byPercy Grainger.
Binbrook is close to the site of Binbrook Airfield, originally opened asRAF Binbrook; the airfield housing is now the new village ofBrookenby.
Anelectoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches south east toFotherby with a total population taken at the 2011 census of 1,831.[7]
To the north is the site of thelost medieval village of Orford.[8] Orford was the site of apriory ofPremonstratensian nuns. The priory was founded around 1170 by Ralf d'Albini of theAnglo-Norman baronial house ofMowbray, and was endowed with the church atWragby. At the time ofsuppression in 1539 it held a prioress and 7 nuns.[1]
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