Friskney, Lincolnshire

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friskney

2025: "Friskney is a village and civil parish within the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.[2]

The parish includes the settlement of Friskney Eaudyke. The 2011 Census recorded a parish population of 1,563.[1] in 652 households.

The Grade I[9] listed Anglican church is dedicated to All Saints. The original church was constructed in the late 12th century; it had elements added up to the 15th.[10] Restoration to the chancel was carried out in 1849.

During an extensive restoration in 1879, Norman and Early English Gothic architectural fragments were discovered. The lower stage of the tower, with large lancet windows, is Early English, as is the second stage. The two upper stages are 15th-century, as is the font. In the north aisle is an incised stone slab to John de Lyndewode (rector, 1374) and a mutilated effigy of a 14th-century knight, most likely damaged during the iconoclasm of the Protestant Reformation.[11] During the 1879 restoration, a series of faded wall paintings were revealed between the arches of the arcades.[10][11]

Abbey Hills,[12] the site of an old religious house connected with Bolington [Bullington] Priory[4] or Bardney Abbey, lies half a mile west from the church.

On the western side of the village on Dickon Hill Road is the Parrot Zoo and National Parrot Sanctuary. The Sanctuary was opened in 2003.[13] The sanctuary was renamed as Lincolnshire Wildlife Park in 2016 due to the expansion of the site, and contains both the National Parrot and Turtle sanctuary within amongst other rescued animals.[14]

The village has a church hall, two public houses, The Anchor and The Barley Mow, and a village shop with post office. There are sports clubs for archery, bowls and cricket, and a football team. The cricket club first XI competes in the South Lincolnshire and Border League."

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friskney

https://friskney.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk/

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The Good Intent Store

Church Rd

Friskney

PE22 8RD

+ Friskney Village Hall

Church Rd

Friskney

Boston PE22 8RD