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Carrington is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10407394&c_id=10001043 )〕 The civil parish of Carrington also includes the village of New Bolingbroke, to the north. and the hamlet of Medlam. The parish has a population of 564 according to the 2001 Census,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=796141&c=PE22+7HZ&d=16&e=15&g=467249&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1305549546199&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 )〕 reducing slightly to 554 at the 2011 Census.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Parish population 2011 )〕 Carrington church is dedicated to St Paul, and was built of red brick in 1816 under the Fen Chapel Act (1816), with its chancel being added in 1872.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.achurchnearyou.com/carrington-st-paul1/ )〕 It is a Grade II listed building. Carrington's school, the Medlam School, was opened in February 1881 by the West Fen United District School Board which existed from 1879 to 1903. By the time of its closure in 1987 it was known as Carrington County Primary School. Children now attend school in nearby Stickney.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.lincstothepast.com/CARRINGTON-COUNTY-PRIMARY-SCHOOL/886213.record?pt=S )〕 Carrington Rally is an annual event which has taken place each spring for over 50 years, and is a steam and tractor show which supports local charities.〔("Carrington Rally 2010" ), Visitlincolnshire.com. Retrieved 16 May 2011〕 ==Notable people== Carrington was the birthplace of William Macbride Childs, the son of the Revd William Linington Childs, vicar of Carrington, and first vice-chancellor of the University of Reading. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Carrington, Lincolnshire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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