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Minting

Coordinates: 53°14′42″N 0°13′12″W / 53.245040°N 0.220070°W / 53.245040; -0.220070
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Minting
Minting Wood
Minting is located in Lincolnshire
Minting
Minting
Location within Lincolnshire
Population286 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceTF188734
• London120 mi (190 km) S
Civil parish
  • Minting
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHORNCASTLE
Postcode districtLN9
Dialling code01507
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
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Lincolnshire
53°14′42″N 0°13′12″W / 53.245040°N 0.220070°W / 53.245040; -0.220070

Minting is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The village is situated 1 mile (1.6 km) south from the A158 road. The population (including Gautby) at the 2011 census was 286.

Minting Priory was located here.[2][3]

Minting is one of the Thankful Villages that suffered no fatalities during the Great War of 1914 to 1918.[4] Today it is a small village that has a population of about 167 people.

A heritage walk around the village can be downloaded from the village website (see below).

References

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  1. ^ "Minting (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Minting Priory". Alien Houses. Victoria County History. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Minting Priory (351548)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  4. ^ Kelly, John (11 November 2011). "Thankful villages: The places where everyone came back from the wars". BBC. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
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