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Skellingthorpe is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 3 miles west from Lincoln city centre, and just outside the A46 Lincoln ring road. The village of Doddington and Doddington Hall lie 1 mile to the south-west; Birchwood estate, built in the 1970s on the site of RAF Skellingthorpe, is 1 mile to the south-east. The village parish church is dedicated to St Lawrence. Skellingthorpe Hall is to the east of the village; Old Wood to the west. There are two village public houses: the Stones Arms (named after Henry Stone) and the Plough Inn, both on High Street. The east-west Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway used to pass through the village, heading west through Ollerton in Nottinghamshire. The line was built in 1897 and carried freight until 1979. Skellingthorpe railway station closed in 1955. The line is now a cycle path on a National Cycle Route. Every Wednesday a fish and chip van comes to the community centre. There are three football teams in the village, FVA Jerusalem, Skellingthorpe Plough (adult team) and St. Helens (child team).