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Surfleet is a small village and civil parish in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the B1356 road, north of Spalding, in the Lincolnshire fens. The River Glen runs through the village. The village has a population of 1,301 people, many of whom commute to regional population centres such as Spalding, Boston and Peterborough. == Landmarks == Surfleet church is dedicated to Saint Laurence and includes a 15th-century font. The church tower leans out of perpendicular.〔(Glen Group Parishes ) – St Laurence's, Surfleet〕 Remains of Roman sea banks and salt pans can also be seen near the village. The church is situated exactly between the nearby villages of Gosberton to the North and Pinchbeck to the South. The churchyard contains a gravestone in memory of a murder victim, Samuel Stockton. Stockton was lured from north-west England to Lincolnshire by a Gedney Hill farmer called Hooten in 1768. Hooten passed himself off as a preacher and brought Stockton to the Fens on the pretext of a business deal, but killed him for his money near the Common Marsh Bank. Hooten was executed at Lincoln for the crime and hanged in a gibbet cage near where he had committed the crime. The story is told in very faint letters on the stone, which is on the River Glen side of the churchyard.〔Burke, Edmund (1770). ''The Annual Register, or a View of the History, Politicks, and Literature, for the Year 1769''. p.74〕〔Codd, Daniel (2013). ''Tales from the Gibbet Post (The Scheme of Philip Hooten, "Preacher")''. Amazon Media EU S.à r.l. Kindle Edition. ASIN: (B00D2B8OWA )〕 Surfleet's Glen Park, 10 acres in size, has a public children’s play area, outdoor gym equipment, picnic areas, a sensory area, an outdoor classroom and a wheelchair friendly woodland trail. The park's all-weather and grass sports pitches are used by hockey and football teams. 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「Surfleet」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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