Sloothby

Sloothby is a small village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 5 miles (8 km) south from the Lincolnshire Wolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Sloothby is in the civil parish of Willoughby with Sloothby, just over 1 mile (1.6 km) south-east from the village of Willoughby and 7 miles (11 km) north-west from the coastal resort of Skegness. In 1870-72 the township had a population of 242.^[1]

Sloothby
Sloothby Mission Church
Sloothby Location within Lincolnshire
OS grid reference	TF495707
• London	120 mi (190 km) S
Civil parish	Willoughby with Sloothby
District	East Lindsey
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ALFORD
Postcode district	LN13
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
List of places UK England Lincolnshire 53.213°N 0.237°E / 53.213; 0.237

The village is mentioned five times in the Domesday Book of 1086.^[2]

The village has several farms, a Wesleyan chapel dating from the 1890s, and a small mid-Victorian church – formerly known as "Sloothby Mission" – which is now closed. There is also a small antiques store in the village.

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name as the civil parish exists. This ward stretches south to Bilsby with a total population taken at the 2011 census of 2,027.^[3]