Surfleet
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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 to the east where it becomes tidal at the hamlet of Surfleet Seas End. The name Surfleet derives from the Old English sūr flēot meaning damp creek. The parish had a population of 1,338 at the 2011 census.
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 to the east where it becomes tidal at the hamlet of Surfleet Seas End. The name Surfleet derives from the Old English sūr flēot meaning damp creek. The parish had a population of 1,338 at the 2011 census. ==History== ===1999 Harrier crash=== On Friday 9 July 1999 at 2pm, next to the A16 bypass, Harrier 'ZD345' from RAF Cottesmore crashed. The 39 year old pilot was taken to the Queen's Medical Centre with severe spinal injuries.
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