Fockerby
| Fockerby | |
|---|---|
  Fockerby Location within Lincolnshire | |
| OS grid reference | SE845189 |
| • London | 150 mi (240 km) S |
| Civil parish |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SCUNTHORPE |
| Postcode district | DN17 |
| Police | Humberside |
| Fire | Humberside |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Fockerby is a village in North Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 8 miles (13 km) south-east from Goole and 1 mile (1.6 km) west from the River Trent.
Fockerby is part of the
River Don
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In 1872 Fockerby was in Yorkshire, divided from Garthorpe by the "Old Don".[2]
By 1881 the village was a
Master and fellows of St Catharine's College, Cambridge. Chief crops grown were flax, potatoes, wheat and beans on an area of 910 acres (3.7 km2). Occupations at the time included a land surveyor, a tailor, a miller, and three farmers, one of whom was a landowner who lived at the Hall and employed a farm bailiff. Fockerby population in 1871 was 88.[3]
Fockerby was once served by Fockerby railway station the terminus of a branch line from Goole.
References
- ^ "Garthorpe and Fockerby". Map of parish councils North Lincolnshire. North Lincolnshire council. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ White, William (1872); White’s History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire, p. 461
- ^ Kelly's Directory of the West Riding of Yorkshire, 1881, p. 26
External links
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