Southrey

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

{{Use British English|date=December 2013}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}

{{Infobox UK place

| official_name= Southrey

| static_image_name= Church of St.John the Divine, Southrey, Lincs. - geograph.org.uk - 95331.jpg

| static_image_caption= Church of St John the Divine, Southrey

| country= England

| region= East Midlands

| os_grid_reference= TF137669

| map_alt=

| coordinates = {{coord|53.187125|-0.298440|display=inline,title}}

| post_town= Lincoln

| postcode_area= LN

| postcode_district= LN3

| dial_code=

| constituency_westminster= Gainsborough

| civil_parish= Bardney

| shire_district= West Lindsey

| shire_county= Lincolnshire

| london_distance_mi= 120

| london_direction= S

}}

Southrey is a village in the civil parish of Bardney in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, and approximately {{convert|2|mi|km|0|abbr=off}} south-east from Bardney.

File:Southrey Woods, near Bardney - geograph.org.uk - 1569209.jpg

In the 1086 Domesday Book Southrey is listed as "Sutrei", comprising 11 households.{{cite web|title=Southrey|url=http://domesdaymap.co.uk/place/TF1366/southrey/|work=Domesday Map|publisher=Anna Powell-Smith/University of Hull|accessdate=21 July 2011}}

The little church dedicated to Saint John the Divine was built in 1898.{{cite web|title=St John the Divine|url=http://www.achurchnearyou.com/southrey-st-john-the-divine/|publisher=A church near you|accessdate=21 July 2011}}

Southrey Wood Butterfly Reserve is managed by Butterfly Conservation. Southrey Woods cover {{convert|22|acre|ha|0|abbr=off}} and are part of Bardney Limewoods, a Site of Special Scientific Interest{{cite web|title=Southrey Woods Butterfly Reserve|url=http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/uk/southrey-wood.html#cr|publisher=Wildlife Extra|accessdate=21 July 2011}}{{cite web|title=Bardney Limewoods SSSI|url=http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/sssi/unitlist.cfm?sssi_id=2000014|publisher=Natural England|accessdate=21 July 2011}}

Southrey railway station opened in 1848 and closed in 1970.{{PastScape|mname=Southrey Railway Station|mnumber=507079|accessdate=21 July 2011}}

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