- Partney
Partney is a small village, around 3 miles north of
Spilsby in theLincolnshire Wolds . This village was the birth place ofHenry Stubbe the noted seventeenth centurythinker .Transport Links
It sits on the intersection of the A16 and
A158 road s with a recent bypass to cope with holiday traffic to the nearby beach resorts ofSkegness ,Ingoldmells andChapel Saint Leonards . It therefore receives public transport from the connect 6 bus which runs from Lincoln to Skegness.Education
The village is home to a small
Church of England aided primary school.Other Facilities
The Victory Hall, situated adjacent to St. Nicholas' Church, hosts a coffee morning on a Wednesday, as well as many clubs and groups.
Matthew Flinders was wed in the village church (St. Nicholas')and a memorial stone stands in the graveyard to this day.Until relatively recently, the village has been home to a locally famous sheep fair. An annual village summer fair is now held in its stead to raise money for local causes.
External links
*Reference to Partney Sheep Fair [http://manybooks.net/pages/edgewortetext058tal210/69.html] (from Tales and Novels, vol 2 by
Maria Edgeworth )
* [http://www.lincolnshirewolds.info/partney/index.html Local history]
* [http://www.partneyvillage.co.uk Village Website]
* [http://www.redlioninnpartney.co.uk The Red Lion Inn]
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