Butterwick, Lincolnshire
Butterwick is a village in
Lincolnshire,
England, about 3 miles south-east of
Boston town centre.
It is one of eighteen
parishes which, together with
Boston, form the
Borough of Boston in the
county of
Lincolnshire,
England. The local government has been arranged in this way since the reorganization of
April 1 1974, which resulted from the
Local Government Act 1972. This parish forms part of the Coastal electoral ward.
Hitherto, the parish had formed part of Boston Rural District, in the
Parts of Holland. Holland was one of the three divisions (formally known as
parts) of the traditional county of Lincolnshire. Since the
Local Government Act of
1888, Holland had been in most respects, a county in itself.
The village lies 6 miles (10 km) East of Boston while, on the nearby coast,
Freiston Shore, a
wildlife reserve covering approximately 1400
acres (6 km²) of
brackish lagoon as well as natural and reconstituted
saltmarsh.
In Butterwick, there is a
Victorian era windmill here, partially restored by Lincolnshire County Council.
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Lincolnshire County Council Butterwick Windmill site*
Location Map of Butterwick
