Appleby railway station (Lincolnshire)

Appleby railway station is a former railway station in Appleby, Lincolnshire, England.

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Thornholme Priory

Thornholme Priory was a priory in Lincolnshire, England, lying on the western side of the Ancholme carrs between the villages of Broughton and Appleby. The Priory of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Thornholme was an Augustinian priory founded in the mid twelfth century during the reign of King Stephen. It lasted until 1536 and the Dissolution of the monasteries under Henry VIII. It is a Scheduled Monument listed by Historic England since 1966.

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Appleby, Lincolnshire

Appleby is a small village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. The village is situated about 3 miles (5 km) north-east from Scunthorpe, and on the B1207 road. In 1086 it had a recorded population of 26 households, putting it in the largest 40% of settlements recorded in Domesday (NB: 26 households is an estimate, since multiple places are mentioned in the same entry), and is listed under three owners in Domesday Book. Returns in the 2001 census show an Appleby parish population of 597, reducing slightly to 587 at the 2011 census. The Appleby logboat is a Bronze Age logboat, found during dredging of the old River Acholme near Appleby in 1943.

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2.1 km

Clapgate Pits

Clapgate Pits is a disused quarry near Broughton, Lincolnshire. This 1.0 ha (2.5 acres) site has been managed by Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust since 1996. It provides an environment for several plants which are rare in Lincolnshire: pale St John's-Wort, Squinancywort and Wall Germander. Until 1969 it was the most northerly site in Britain for Pasqueflower but these plants were apparently dug up by vandals.

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2.9 km

Gokewell Priory

Gokewell Priory was a Cistercian Catholic priory in Broughton, Lincolnshire, England. The priory was founded by William de Alta Ripa, and received financial support from Roger of St. Martin, Adam Paynel, and William de Romara. By 1440, the priory housed eight nuns; it was probably never much larger. On a visit, Bishop William Alnwick found the priory to be very poor, but in good order. In early 1536, Gokewell Priory was permanently closed as part of the Dissolution of the Monasteries ordered by King Henry VIII.

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