Firsby

Also known as Firsby, Lincolnshire

Firsby is a small rural linear village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated east from the city and county town of Lincoln, south-east from the nearest market town of Spilsby, and inland from the holiday resort town of Skegness.

Key facts

UK place.official_name: Firsby
UK place.country: England
UK place.region: East Midlands
UK place.population: 278
UK place.os_grid_reference: TF455633
UK place.post_town: SPILSBY
UK place.postcode_area: PE
UK place.postcode_district: PE23
UK place.dial_code: 01754
UK place.constituency_westminster: Boston and Skegness
UK place.civil_parish: Firsby
UK place.shire_district: East Lindsey
UK place.shire_county: Lincolnshire
UK place.static_image: St Andrews, Firsby.jpg
UK place.static_image_width: 240px
UK place.static_image_caption: St Andrew's Church, Firsby
UK place.london_distance_mi: 115

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Wikidata facts

Population: 278
Image: St Andrews, Firsby.jpg
Dialing code: 01754

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Commons category: Firsby
OS grid reference: TF455633
P8168: nervous tissue

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Contents

History
Early history
Railway connections
Firsby to Spilsby Railway
Governance
Parish
District
County Council
Westminster
Geography
Demography
Education
Religious sites
Notable people
See also
References
External links

The village lies on the northern side of the waterway today known as the Steeping River, which is the lower element of the River Lymn that sources in the Lincolnshire Wolds. Firsby was once the location of one of the busiest railway stations on the East Coast of England.