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Mablethorpe
Mablethorpe shown within Lincolnshire
Population	11,780 (with Sutton)
OS grid reference	TF506850
District	East Lindsey
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MABLETHORPE
Postcode district	LN12
Dialling code	01507
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
European Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Louth and Horncastle
List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire

Coordinates: 53°20′27″N 0°15′40″E / 53.3409, 0.261

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1 History
2 Shopping
3 Banks
4 Leisure
5 Media
6 Education
7 Events
8 Gallery
9 External links

History

Mablethorpe has been in existence for many centuries although part of it was lost to the sea in the 1540s. For example, records of the Fitzwilliam family of Mablethorpe Hall date back to the 1300s. In the 19th century it was also a centre for ship breaking during the winter. Ship breaking or ship demolition is a type of Recycling involving the breaking up of Ships for Scrap.

The town was much visited by Alfred Lord Tennyson in the 19th century and by D. H. Lawrence in the early 20th century; Mablethorpe is mentioned by characters in his Sons and Lovers. Alfred Tennyson 1st Baron Tennyson (6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892 was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom and remains one of the most popular English poets David Herbert Richards Lawrence (11 September 1885 – 2 March 1930 was an English writer of the 20th century whose prolific and diverse output included Novels short Sons and Lovers is a novel by the English writer D H Lawrence.

In January 1953 the town was hit by the disastrous east coast floods.

So far Mablethorpe, apart from Golden Sands, has remained immune from the large caravan parks that now dominate resorts such as Skegness and Ingoldmells, although some smaller ones do exist. A recreational vehicle park (RV park or caravan park is a place where people with Recreational vehicles can stay overnight or longer in alloted spaces known as pitches Skegness is a seaside town and Civil parish within the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. Ingoldmells is a village on the Lincolnshire coastline in East Lindsey on the A52. The town is administered with Sutton-on-Sea and Trusthorpe, as Mablethorpe and Sutton. Sutton-on-Sea is today known as a small seaside village in East Lindsey on the coast of Lincolnshire, England. Trusthorpe is a small village on the east coast of England. It is in the county of Lincolnshire and is 2 miles south of Mablethorpe and 12 miles north of Mablethorpe and Sutton is a Civil parish and town in East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England.

Along with many small seaside villages and some inland towns and villages, Mablethorpe lost its railway station in 1970 due to the Beeching Axe. The Beeching Axe is an informal name for the British Government 's attempt in the 1960s to reduce the cost of running British Railways, the nationalised railway system

Shopping

There are two supermarkets in the town: One is operated by Lidl, the other by the Co-operative Group. Lidl is a European discount Supermarket chain of German origin that operates 7000 stores Co-operative Group Limited, trading as The Co-operative Group, is a United Kingdom Consumers' co-operative, and one of the world's largest consumer-owned There are a wide selection of independent retailers, mainly geared to the tourist trade.

Banks

The town is host to three banks; HSBC, Barclays and Lloyds TSB. HSBC Holdings plc ( (,,,) is a Public limited company incorporated in England and Wales, headquartered in London. Barclays PLC is a major global financial services provider operating in Europe, North America, the Middle East, Latin America, Australia Lloyds TSB Group plc () is a leading British Financial institution with its Group Head office in London and its registered office

Leisure

The cinema is the Loewen.

Mablethorpe beach, near Seal Sanctuary

Attractions at the resort include a small fairground and the sandy beach. Its beach is long, wide and flat, with golden sand and separated from the town by a narrow strip of large sand-dunes. Sand is a naturally occurring Granular material composed of finely divided rock and Mineral particles In physical Geography, a dune is a Hill of Sand built by Aeolian processes.

A sand train operates to take visitors to the north end of the beach, where there is a small animal sanctuary.

Media

The local weekly newspaper is the Mablethorpe Leader. A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. The Lincolnshire Echo covers the area on a daily basis. The Lincolnshire Echo is a daily (evening British regional newspaper for Lincolnshire, founded in 1894. Local Radio coverage is provided by BBC Radio Lincolnshire and the commercial station Lincs FM. Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. Lincs FM is an Independent Local Radio station serving Lincolnshire and Newark from the Humber to The Wash. BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire and ITV Yorkshire transmit terrestrial television programming to the town. Yorkshire Television is the ITV contractor for the Yorkshire franchise

Education

Primary Schools

Mablethorpe Community Primay School

Secondary Schools

Mablethorpe Tennyson High School

The nearest grammar school is at Alford.

School Meals

In February 2006, Jamie Oliver filmed a new school meals programme for Channel 4 in the area, specifically Theddlethorpe and Saltfleetby. James Trevor 'Jamie' Oliver, MBE (born 27 May 1975 frequently Nicknamed The Naked Chef, is an English Celebrity chef. Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began Theddlethorpe is a village in the county of Lincolnshire, England. Saltfleetby is a village in the county of Lincolnshire, England.

Events

A small marathon was held there recently, which is intended to become an annual event. The marathon is a long-distance foot race with an official distance of 42

Gallery

Upper High Street's popular shopping and Chippy Restaurant	Spanish City on Lower High Street. jpg Spanish City shopping and fun arcade off Quebec Road and High Street	Early morning High Street looking out to Quebec Road and Mablethorpe's beach front.	Indoor Market and Kowloon City Chinese Restaurant amongst High Street's shopping.
Mablethorpe shopping stores along mid-High Street.	Sea view telescope looking out from Mablethorpe's central beach area (2005)	'Ye Olde Curiosity Museum', Sue's Museum of Collectables. Mablethorpe	Beach shop at north end of Mablethorpe's beach (also known as Golden Sands)
Mablethorpe's famous Sand Train during summer 2007.	Loewen Cinema in Mablethorpe. www. loewencinema. com	Spanish City during summer 2007.