Scotter

Scotter
Scotter Green
Scotter is located in Lincolnshire
Scotter
Scotter
Location within Lincolnshire
Population3,068 (2011)
OS grid referenceSE885010
• London140 mi (230 km) S
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGAINSBOROUGH
Postcode districtDN21
Dialling code01724
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
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53°29′56″N 0°39′59″W / 53.498965°N 0.666311°W / 53.498965; -0.666311

Scotter is a large village and civil parish in West Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, situated between Scunthorpe and Gainsborough.[1]

The population of the parish was recorded as 2,591 in the 2001 census,[2] increasing to 3,065 at the 2011 census.[3]

The parish church is dedicated to St Peter. It is in the Scotter with East Ferry ecclesiastical parish in the Scotton and Scotter Group of parishes, in the Manlake Deanery. Other churches in the group are Scotton and Northorpe. On the other side of Trent is the Deanery of Axholme. The village has several shops, a village hall, a community centre, and a primary school. The school has approximately 280 pupils of age range 4–11. The village hall was opened on 12 July 1985 by Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester.[citation needed]

  1. ^ OS Explorer Map 280: Isle of Axholme, Scunthorpe and Gainsborough: (1:25 000)  : ISBN 0 319 46432 6
  2. ^ "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Scotter CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
  3. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 May 2016.

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