Place:Amcotts, Lincolnshire, England

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Name
Amcotts
Alternate names
Amecotes     (Domesday Book (1985) p 168)
Type
Inhabited place
Coordinates
53.617°N 0.717°W
Located in
Lincolnshire, England

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Amcotts is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England, on the Isle of Axholme. It is situated on the river Trent, near Scunthorpe, and faces Flixborough on the eastern bank of the river. The 2001 census recorded a population of 219 for the parish. The parish is served by St Marks church built 1853-1859, designed by the Goole architect Mark Faviell.

In 1974 properties in the village suffered significant damage due to the Flixborough disaster.

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