Spilsby is a market town, civil parish and electoral ward in the East Lindsey area of Lincolnshire, England. The community adjoins the primary A16 trunk road, 33 miles (53 kilometres) east of the county town of Lincoln, 17 miles (27 km) north-east of Boston and 13 miles (21 kilometres) north-west of Skegness. It lies at the southerly edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds and north of the Fenlands, and is surrounded by scenic walking, nature reserves as well as other areas to visit. The community has actually been a country market community for greater than 700 years. It has changed bit in dimension considering that the beginning of the 19th century. The community centre includes a series of small grocery stores, financial institutions, conventional newsagents, baker, butchers, jewellers and garments stores, together with hostelries, cafes as well as ethnic fast-food takeaways. At the centre of town is an open square or traditional market place, from which the 4 main community streets radiate. Markets take place on a Monday. As Spilsby lies within a mainly farming area, much of the marketplace create contains locally grown vegetables as well as meat. The population of the town was 2,336 in the 2001 census, boosting to 3,045 at the 2011 Census.