South Cockerington

South Cockerington is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 4 miles (6 km) east from the market town of Louth.

South Cockerington
Church of St Leonard, South Cockerington
South Cockerington Location within Lincolnshire
Population	245 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference	TF381892
• London	135 mi (217 km) S
District	East Lindsey
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Louth
Postcode district	LN11
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Louth and Horncastle
List of places UK England Lincolnshire 53.381795°N 0.075740°E / 53.381795; 0.075740

The parish church is a Grade I listed building dedicated to Saint Leonard dating from the early 14th century, and restored in 1872–73. It is built from greenstone, limestone and brick. Inside there is a 15th-century font, and an alabaster monument to Sir Adrian Scrope who died in 1623, attributed to Epiphanius Evesham.^[2]

South Cockerington Hall was demolished in 1926.^[3]

In the village were four almshouses which are now a Grade II listed house, dating from about 1890, built in red brick.^[4]

See also

• North Cockerington