Epworth, Lincolnshire

Epworth
Epworth Market Place. To the right of the picture is the base of the medieval market cross where John Wesley preached
Epworth Location within Lincolnshire
Population	3,734 (Parish)
OS grid reference	SE780039
• London	150 mi (240 km) SSE
Unitary authority	North Lincolnshire
Ceremonial county	Lincolnshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DONCASTER
Postcode district	DN9
Dialling code	01427
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Brigg and Goole
List of places UK England Lincolnshire 53°31′30″N 0°49′12″W / 53.525°N 0.820°W / 53.525; -0.820

Epworth is a town and civil parish on the Isle of Axholme, in the North Lincolnshire unitary authority of Lincolnshire, England.^[1] The town lies on the A161, about halfway between Goole and Gainsborough. As the birthplace of John Wesley and Charles Wesley, it has given its name to many institutions associated with Methodism. Their father, Samuel Wesley, was the rector from 1695 to 1735.