Surfleet
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Surfleet | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | SPALDING | |
Postcode district | PE11 | |
Police | Lincolnshire | |
Fire | Lincolnshire | |
Ambulance | East Midlands | |
UK Parliament | ||
Surfleet is a small village and
The River Glen runs through the village to the east where it becomes tidal at the hamlet of Surlfeet Seas End. The name Surfleet derives from the Old English sūr flēot meaning damp creek.[1]
The parish had a population of 1,338 at the 2011 census,[2] many of whom commute to regional population centres such as Spalding, Boston and Peterborough.
Landmarks
Surfleet church is dedicated to
Surfleet's Glen Park, 10 acres in size, has a public children's play area, outdoor gym equipment, picnic areas, a sensory garden, an out door class room and a busy forest school and a wheelchair friendly woodland trail. The park's all-weather and grass sports pitches are used by hockey and football teams.
Railway
The railway opened in Surfleet in the 1850s with the completion of the
Surfleet station was the first station north of the then much busier station in Spalding. Spalding was once a mainline station with lines from the north and west;now only the line from the north remains. It also had a line to Peterborugh, which still exists, and a line from Norwich in the east, which was the first to be closed in the 1960s.
Regular trains linked Spalding to
The station buildings in Surfleet stood until 1994, when they were demolished to accommodate the building of the A16 Spalding Bypass. The A16 is built on the route of the old railway line from Boston to just beyond Surfleet, where it turns away to the left[further explanation needed] to avoid Spalding. The only remaining part of the station is the Riverside Hotel public house, which is on the original route of Station Road, itself re-routed to accommodate the A16.
Education
Surfleet has a small primary school named the Surfleet Seas End County Primary School. It is in Station Road. It was built in 1878 and has the appearance of a typical Victorian School.[further explanation needed] The original school buildings are still used, as is the old schoolhouse, which has been refurbished and is now an administration office and visitor reception area.
The building has been extended since its first opening to improve and expand its facilities. It now has three internal classrooms, a multipurpose hall, a central library and a computer room. A further mobile building, in the rear playground, acts as the fourth classroom. It has two large hard surface playing areas, an environmental garden, a garden play area, and a large field used for sports and other recreational activities.
The school has under 90 pupils on roll, served by four full-time teaching staff and support and ancillary staff. After 2008 the school federated with Weston St Mary's Church of England Primary School.
Notables
- Robinson Elsdale, writer and sailor[citation needed]
References
- ^ Hoult, Sharon (16 January 2024), "Surlfeet Reservoir" (PDF), Musings from the Museum, no. 27, Spalding Gentlemen's Society
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ Glen Group Parishes – St Laurence's, Surfleet
- ^ Burke, Edmund (1770). The Annual Register, or a View of the History, Politicks, and Literature, for the Year 1769. p.74
- ^ Codd, Daniel (2013). Tales from the Gibbet Post (The Scheme of Philip Hooten, "Preacher"). Amazon Media EU S.à r.l. Kindle Edition. ASIN: B00D2B8OWA
- ^ "Surfleet Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
External links
- Media related to Surfleet at Wikimedia Commons
- Surfleet Parish Council, Lincolnshire Parish Councils
- Glen Group Parishes, St Laurence's, Surfleet