Kirmond le Mire

Kirmond le Mire
Kirmond le Mire
Location within Lincolnshire
OS grid referenceTF189926
• London135 mi (217 km) S
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMarket Rasen
Postcode districtLN8
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

Kirmond le Mire is a small village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the B1203 road, 6 miles (10 km) east from Market Rasen and 11 miles (18 km) south-west from Grimsby. It is in the civil parish of Thoresway.

Kirmond le Mire Grade II listed Anglican church, built in 1847, is dedicated to St Martin.[1]

The parish includes the lost Medieval settlement of Beckfield.[2]

The village's name dates to at least 1086, soon after the Norman conquest of England.[3] It is seen in the earliest historical documents as Chevremont-le-myrr, and in some later documents as Kevermond.

References

  1. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Martin, Kirmond Le Mire (1359767)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Beckfield (351848)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  3. ^ David Mills, A Dictionary of British Place-Names. Oxford University Press, 2011. ISBN 9780199609086. p. 280.