Marshchapel

Marshchapel is a coastal village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is approximately  south-east from Grimsby and  north-east from Louth. It includes the hamlets of West End and Eskham.

Marshchapel has a village store cum post office, a primary school, and one public house, the White Horse.  

The church, dedicated to St Mary is a Grade I listed building dating from the 15th century with a chancel dating from 1848. St Mary's is often referred to as the "Cathedral of the Marshes". In the churchyard is a cross dating from the 14th century which was originally sited at the crossroads near West End. It is both Grade II listed and a scheduled monument.

Marshchapel Primary School was originally built as a National School and was rebuilt in 1872, being known by its current name since September 1999.

Marshchapel was the site of Saxon salt-working.

Governance
An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches south west to Yarburgh with a total population taken at the 2011 Census of 2,194.

References

External links

Marshchapel Village website

Category:Villages in Lincolnshire
Category:Civil parishes in Lincolnshire
Category:East Lindsey District