Marshchapel is a coastal village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is approximately south-east from Grimsby and north-east from Louth. It includes the hamlets of West End and Eskham. In 2011 the parish had a population of 704.
Marshchapel has a village store cum post office, a primary school, and one public house, The White Horse.
The church, dedicated to St Mary is a Grade I listed building dating from the 15th century with a chancel dating from 1848. St Mary's is often referred to as the "Cathedral of the Marshes". In the churchyard is a cross dating from the 14th century which was originally sited at the crossroads near West End. It is both Grade II listed and a scheduled monument.
Marshchapel Primary School was originally built as a National School and was rebuilt in 1872, and has been known by its current name since September 1999. Grainthorpe Primary School is the follow on school from years 3 to 6.
Marshchapel was the site of Anglo-Saxon salt-working."Lincolnshire marsh", Wetland Archaeology and Environment Research Centre, University of Hull
Governance An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches south west to Yarburgh with a total population taken at the 2011 Census of 2,194.
References
External links
3649/http://www.marshchapel-village.co.uk/ Marshchapel Village website