Minting

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.

This article is about Lincolnshire village. For the process of minting coins, see Mint (coin). For the thoroughbred racehorse, see Minting (horse).

Minting

Minting Wood
Minting
Location within Lincolnshire
Population286 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceTF188734
• London120 mi (190 km) S
Civil parish
  • Minting and Gautby
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHORNCASTLE
Postcode districtLN9
Dialling code01507
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

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
  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)". 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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