Moortown is a hamlet within the civil parish of South Kelsey in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is on the B1205 between the A15 and Caistor.
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Moortown is situated approximately five miles from the market town of Caistor, seven miles from Brigg and 15 miles from Grimsby
Over the years Moortown has had pretty poor transport links. In years gone by there was a Victorian railway station (opposite the Skipworth Arms pub) from which trains to the city of Lincoln or fishing town of Grimsby could be caught. The irregular and limited public transport means that residents generally depend on their own means of travel.
| Day | Departure Time | Destination |
| Monday | 11.03am | Tesco Store (Brigg) |
| Wednesday | 11.03am | Tesco Store (Brigg) |
| Thursday | 9.53am | Morrisons Store (Scunthorpe via Brigg) |
| Thursday | 9.58am | Brigg |
| Friday | 11.03am | Tesco Store (Brigg) |
Moortown does not possess a village shop, a school or any other typical village feature. However there is a pub (The Skipworth Arms) a campsite, telephone box, bus shelter and a letterbox.
The nearest Primary school is situated in North Kelsey and the nearest secondary schools are in Caistor.
In the year 2002 a residents committee decided to mark the event with special celebrations. As part of this, fundraising was set up to provide family entertainments/sports events with prizes in the daytime and a hog roast/ceilidh in the evening on the Jubilee Day itself free to all village residents. It was also decided by the residents of the village to erect a permanent memorial to mark the Golden Jubilee. This final decision (made by the residents of the village via a questionnaire distributed to all households) was that a decorative village name sign would be erected and the most appropriate location was decided to be at the crossroads next to the existing Silver Jubilee bench. This was designed, made and erected by residents of the village with the help of skilled local craftsmen. Funding was not sufficient to pay for both the materials and the carver/artist and so committee members/residents provided the post/ base materials / perspex and brass plaque / labour etc at their own expense to ensure that the project was successful. The brass plaque was added to the base to show that this was erected to commemorate the Golden Jubilee. Coordinates: 53°28′46″N 0°23′23″W / 53.47944°N 0.38972°W
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