New York, Lincolnshire

New York is a hamlet in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, in the parish of Wildmore in the Lincolnshire Fens on the B1192 road near Coningsby, 11 1⁄2 miles (18.5 km) north of Boston. At the 2001 Census, its population was less than 150.

New York

New York village
New York
Location within Lincolnshire
Population150 
OS grid referenceTF245555
• London110 mi (180 km) S
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLINCOLN
Postcode districtLN4
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

A Methodist church was built here in 1872.[1] It was purchased by auction by a private buyer in July 2011.[2]

New York County Primary School is on Langrick Road, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the south.

The hamlet is the inspiration for the Gavin Bryars piece New York.[3]

References
  1. Historic England. "Wesleyan Methodist chapel (1381371)". PastScape. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  2. "Church sold at property auction". Horncastle News. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  3. Clements, Andrew: "Bryars: At Portage and Main; One Last Bar Then Joe Can Sing; New York", The Guardian, 14 October 2010


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