Sloothby

{{Short description|Village in Lincolnshire, England}}

{{Use British English|date=September 2014}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}}

{{Infobox UK place

| static_image_name = Sloothby Mission Church - geograph.org.uk - 231744.jpg|

| static_image_caption = Sloothby Mission Church

| official_name = Sloothby

| country = England

| region = East Midlands

| population =

| population_ref =

| os_grid_reference = TF495707

| coordinates = {{coord|53.213|0.237|display=inline,title}}

| label_position = left

| post_town = ALFORD

| postcode_area = LN

| postcode_district = LN13

| dial_code =

| constituency_westminster =

| civil_parish = Willoughby with Sloothby

| shire_district = East Lindsey

| shire_county = Lincolnshire

| london_distance_mi = 120

| london_direction = S

}}

Sloothby is a small village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately {{convert|5|mi|km|0}} south from the Lincolnshire Wolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Sloothby is in the civil parish of Willoughby with Sloothby, just over {{convert|1|mi|km|1}} south-east from the village of Willoughby and {{convert|7|mi|km|0}} north-west from the coastal resort of Skegness. In 1870-72 the township had a population of 242.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/931570|title=Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for SLOOTHBY|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=18 October 2021}}

The village is mentioned five times in the Domesday Book of 1086.{{cite web|title=Sloothby|url=http://domesdaymap.co.uk/place/TF4970/sloothby/|publisher=Domesdaymap.co.uk|accessdate=4 October 2013|author=|date=}}

The village has several farms, a Wesleyan chapel dating from the 1890s, and a small mid-Victorian church – formerly known as "Sloothby Mission" – which is now closed. There is also a small antiques store in the village.