Algarkirk
Sign in to saveAlgarkirk ( ) is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Boston in Lincolnshire, England. It is situated south-south-west from Boston and near the A16 road. It has a population of 406, falling to 386 at the 2011 census. An alternative village spelling is 'Algakirk'.
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.static_image_name
- Algarkirk Church - geograph.org.uk - 2500.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Ss Peter and Paul Church, Algarkirk
- UK place.official_name
- Algarkirk
- UK place.population
- 386
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.shire_district
- Boston
- UK place.shire_county
- Lincolnshire
- UK place.region
- East Midlands
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Boston and Skegness
- UK place.post_town
- Boston
- UK place.postcode_district
- PE20
- UK place.postcode_area
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Boston
- Population
- +406
- Time zone
- British Summer Time
- Shares border with
- Sutterton
- Image
- Algarkirk Church - geograph.org.uk - 2500.jpg
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Algarkirk ( ) is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Boston in Lincolnshire, England. It is situated south-south-west from Boston and near the A16 road. It has a population of 406, falling to 386 at the 2011 census. An alternative village spelling is 'Algakirk'.
==History== Before the Roman conquest the area was home to the Coritani; after Roman departure it became part of the Anglo Saxon kingdom of Mercia. Algarkirk has been claimed to be named after Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia, a son of Lady Godiva; he is reputedly buried in the graveyard of the parish church of St Peter and St Paul. The "kirk" element of the name comes from the Old English "circe" meaning church, which was later replaced by the Old Norse "kirk".