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Walmsgate
A16 Approaching Walmsgate - geograph.org.uk - 657541.jpg
Approaching Walmsgate on the A16
Walmsgate is located in Lincolnshire
Walmsgate
Walmsgate
OS grid reference TF364783
• London 120 mi (190 km) S
Civil parish
  • Burwell
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Louth
Postcode district LN11
Police Lincolnshire
Fire Lincolnshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK Parliament
  • Louth and Horncastle (UK Parliament constituency)
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UK
England
Lincolnshire
53°17′04″N 0°02′44″E / 53.284499°N 0.045612°E / 53.284499; 0.045612

Walmsgate is a hamlet in the civil parish of Burwell, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the A16 road, 6 miles (10 km) south-east from Louth.

The name 'Walmsgate' means 'point of land of a man named Waldmaer'.

The lost village of Walmsgate is mentioned in 1377. A priest was last instituted about 1435, and eight families remained in 1563. The small church was still standing in the early 17th century. The walls of the church still stand to a maximum height of 6 feet (1.8 m) and are covered with a dense growth of ivy. The limestone ruins of the church are Grade II listed.

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