| Name | Torksey |
| Alt names | Dorchesyg | source: Domesday Book (1985) p 176 | | Torchesey | source: Domesday Book (1985) p 176 | | Torcheseyg | source: Domesday Book (1985) p 176 | | Torchesig | source: Domesday Book (1985) p 176 | | Torchesiy | source: Domesday Book (1985) p 176 | | Torchesyg | source: Domesday Book (1985) p 176 |
| Type | Town |
| Coordinates | 53.3°N 0.75°W |
| Located in | Lincolnshire, England |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Torksey is a small village in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 875. It is situated on the A156 road, south of Gainsborough and north-west of the city of Lincoln, and on the eastern bank of the tidal River Trent, which here forms the boundary with Nottinghamshire.
It is notable historically as the site of a Roman canal, a major Viking camp, the late medieval Torksey Castle and the Torksey Viaduct.
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