Carrington, Lincolnshire


Carrington is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 7 miles (11 km) north from the market town of Boston.
The village was created a township in 1812 after the drainage of the West Fen in 1802, and became a civil parish in 1858. The civil parish of Carrington also includes the village of New Bolingbroke, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the north. and the hamlet of Medlam. The parish has a population of 564 according to the 2001 Census, reducing slightly to 554 at the 2011 Census.