South Somercotes

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title: "South Somercotes" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-lincolnshire", "civil-parishes-in-lincolnshire", "east-lindsey-district"] description: "Village and civil parish in Lincolnshire, England" topic_path: "general/villages-in-lincolnshire" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Somercotes" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Village and civil parish in Lincolnshire, England ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox UK place"]

Field	Value
static_image_name	St.Peter's church, South Somercotes, Lincs. - geograph.org.uk - 146786.jpg
static_image_caption	St Peter's Church, South Somercotes
country	England
official_name	South Somercotes
coordinates
population	231
population_ref	(2011)
shire_district	East Lindsey
shire_county	Lincolnshire
region	East Midlands
constituency_westminster	Louth and Horncastle
post_town	Louth
postcode_district	LN11
postcode_area	LN
dial_code	01507
os_grid_reference	TF416938
london_distance_mi	130
london_direction	S
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| static_image_name= St.Peter's church, South Somercotes, Lincs. - geograph.org.uk - 146786.jpg | static_image_alt= | static_image_caption= St Peter's Church, South Somercotes | country = England | official_name= South Somercotes | map_alt= | coordinates = | population= 231 | population_ref= (2011) | shire_district= East Lindsey | shire_county = Lincolnshire | region= East Midlands | constituency_westminster= Louth and Horncastle | post_town= Louth | postcode_district = LN11 | postcode_area= LN | dial_code= 01507 | os_grid_reference= TF416938 | london_distance_mi= 130 | london_direction= S

South Somercotes is a village and civil parish 8 mi north-east from Louth and approximately 2 mi south from North Somercotes, Lincolnshire, England. The civil parish includes the hamlet of Scupholme.

The former Anglican church is dedicated to St Peter and is often called the "Queen of the Marsh" due to its lofty spire serving as a landmark for seaman.

The ecclesiastical parish is shared with North Somercotes and is part of the Somercotes and Grainthorpe with Conisholme group of the Deanery of Louthesk, Diocese of Lincoln. The incumbent (2013) is the Revd Sue Allison.

History

The parish church of St Peter dates back to approximately 1200, but the present fabric is from the 14th to 16th centuries, and was heavily restored in 1866 and 1896. It is constructed of limestone, greenstone and ironstone coursed rubble, with some limestone ashlar from the later restorations. Declared redundant, it is now cared for by the Churches Conservation Trust.

References

References

1. "Civil Parish population 2011".
2. "South Somercotes".
3. "North & South Somercotes P C C".
4. "St. Peter's Church".
5. {{cite PastScape

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