New York is a hamlet in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, in the parish of Wildmore in the Lincolnshire Fens on the B1192 road near Coningsby, 11+1⁄2 miles (18.5 km) north of Boston. At the 2001 Census, its population was less than 150.
Background
A Methodist church was built in New York in 1872.[1] It was purchased at auction by a private buyer in July 2011.[2]
New York County Primary School is on Langrick Road, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the south.
The hamlet is the inspiration for the Gavin Bryars piece New York.[3]
References
- ^ Historic England. "Wesleyan Methodist chapel (1381371)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ "Church sold at property auction". Horncastle News. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ Clements, Andrew: "Bryars: At Portage and Main; One Last Bar Then Joe Can Sing; New York", The Guardian, 14 October 2010
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