North Cotes
{{Short description|Village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2014}}
{{Infobox UK place
| static_image_name= St.Nicholas' church, North Coates, Lincs. - geograph.org.uk - 71108.jpg
| static_image_alt=
| static_image_caption= St Nicholas' Church, North Coates
| country = England
| official_name= North Cotes
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| coordinates = {{coord|53.480780|0.029749|display=inline,title}}
| population= 724
| population_ref= (2011){{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11127029&c=DN36+5UU&d=16&e=62&g=6446268&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1440258594427&enc=1|title=Parish population 2011|access-date=22 August 2015}}
| civil_parish = North Cotes
| shire_district= East Lindsey
| shire_county = Lincolnshire
| region= East Midlands
| constituency_westminster = Louth and Horncastle
| post_town = Grimsby
| postcode_district = DN36
| postcode_area= DN
| dial_code=
| os_grid_reference= TA347001
| london_distance_mi= 135
| london_direction= S
}}
North Cotes or North Coates is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated close to the coast, {{convert|4|mi|km|0}} to the east, and {{convert|10|mi|km}} north-east from the town of Louth.
Notable buildings
=St Nicholas church=
The Grade II* listed church is dedicated to Saint Nicholas and is built of limestone, dating from the thirteenth century, although mostly rebuilt in 1865 by James Fowler of Louth. The upper part of the font is twelfth-century and the lower part nineteenth-century.{{NHLE|num=1063126|desc=St Nicholas North Cotes|access-date=14 July 2011}} There is a medieval scheduled standing cross with square base in St Nicholas churchyard, believed to be in its original position.{{NHLE|num=1018297|desc=Churchyard Cross, North Cotes|access-date=14 July 2011}}
=Ivy Cottage=
Ivy Cottage, in the village, is a Grade II* listed building dating from the early eighteenth century which is unaltered and in its original condition.{{NHLE|num=1307138|desc=Ivy Cottage, North Cotes|access-date=14 July 2011}}
=RAF North Coates=
{{main|RAF North Coates}}
RAF North Coates was opened during the First World War, and closed in June 1919. It reopened in 1927 as an Armament Practice Camp, and during the Second World War was operated by Coastal Command. Post-war it was home to several Maintenance Units, but in 1963 it to become Britain's first Bloodhound surface-to-air missile site. It was closed in 1990. From 1992 various sections of the airfield and buildings were sold off. It is now home to the North Coates Flying Club.{{cite web |title=RAF North Coates |url=http://www.raf-lincolnshire.info/northcoates/northcoates.htm|publisher=RAF Lincolnshire|access-date=14 July 2011}}
Notable residents
=T. R. Matthews=
Rev. Timothy Richard Matthews (1826–1910) was North Cotes' Curate-in-charge from 1859 and Rector from 1869–1907. He was an enthusiastic amateur musician with a keen interest in composing church music. He published many hymn tunes, including the tune North Coates. He compiled The North Coates Supplemental Tune Book (1883, rev. 1899).'[http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/m/a/t/t/matthews_tr.htm Timothy Richard Matthews]' in The Cyber Hymnal. Online resource accessed 24 January 2024'The North Coates Supplemental Tune Book'. JISCLibrary Hub Discover. Online resource accessed 24 January 2024 He commissioned two volumes of newly composed organ music called The Village Organist (1870, 1872){{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/RCM-C689/page/n3/mode/2up?q=Grimsby|title=C689 - The village organist: Vol. II. / Edited by T. Richard Matthews|date=6 January 1872|via=Internet Archive}} that were sold to raise funds for the North Coates organ fund.
References
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External links
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- [http://www.britishpathe.com/video/duke-of-edinburgh-visits-r-a-f-airfield-north-coat/query/Lincolnshire "Duke Of Edinburgh Visits R.A.F. Airfield (1958)], British Pathé. Retrieved 10 November 2014
- [https://northcoatesflyingclub.com/ North Coates Flying Club]. Online resource, accessed 24 January 2024.
- [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LIN/NorthCoates/ "North Coates"], Genuki, Retrieved 10 November 2014
- '[https://hymnary.org/tune/north_coates_matthews North Coates]': hymn-tune media and information at Hymnary.org. Online resource, accessed 24 January 2024.
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{{East Lindsey (district) |state=collapsed}}
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Category:Villages in Lincolnshire