Epworth, Lincolnshire, England

E142039

Epworth, Lincolnshire, England is a small market town best known as the childhood home of John Wesley and a key birthplace of Methodism.

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Epworth, Lincolnshire, England canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil parish
town
associatedWith Charles Wesley
John Wesley
ceremonialCounty Lincolnshire
country United Kingdom
distanceTo approximately 12 miles north-west of Gainsborough
approximately 23 miles north of Lincoln
governingBody North Lincolnshire
surface form: North Lincolnshire Council
hasCategory Civil parishes in Lincolnshire
Isle of Axholme
Towns in Lincolnshire
hasDialCode 01427
hasEconomicActivity local retail
services
hasFeature historic town centre
rural surroundings
hasHeritageSite Old Rectory, Epworth
hasLocalGovernmentType civil parish council
hasMarketCharterStatus market town
hasPopulationCharacteristic small town population
hasPostcodeArea DN
hasPostcodeDistrict DN9
hasPostTown Doncaster
surface form: DONCASTER
hasReligiousHeritage Wesleyan heritage
hasReligiousSite St Andrew’s Church, Epworth
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
hasSettlementType market town
hasTraditionalIndustry agriculture
hasTransport local bus services
historicCounty Lincolnshire
locatedIn England
Isle of Axholme
Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire
locatedNear River Trent
notableAs Wesley family home
birthplace of Methodism
childhood home of John Wesley
OSGridReference SE7804
parliamentaryConstituency Brigg and Goole
region Yorkshire and the Humber
religiousTradition Methodism
tourismType religious tourism

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John Wesley birthPlace Epworth, Lincolnshire, England