The eight BT Telephone Exchanges (and five former) in the Market Rasen (01673) telephone area

Bishop Norton (Atterby) ATE

Atterby (Bishop Norton) ATE
Bishop Norton Telephone Exchange is located in Atterby Lane, Market Rasen LN8 2BJ and serves Atterby, Bishop Norton, Snitterby, Waddingham and the surrounding area.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01673-81.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 067 381.
ID: SLBNN. Photo courtesy of David Hillas.

Hackthorn former ATE

Hackthorn former ATE

The former Hackthorn telephone exchange was situated in Hackthorn Road, Welton, Lincoln.

The first exchange here came into service as a UAX 12 in the late 1930s to replace a manual exchange. A later exchange was built in 1960. It closed on 6 September 1972 when its lines were taken over by the new Welton exchange as Welton 60*** numbers. It has since been demolished.

Its dialling code was 067 36.

Map courtesy of the National Library of Scotland.

Market Rasen ATE

Market Rasen ATE
Market Rasen Telephone Exchange is located in Waterloo Street, Market Rasen LN8 3EP and serves Bishopbridge, Legsby, Linwood, Market Rasen, Middle Rasen and West Rasen.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01673-84.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 067 32.
ID: SLMK. Photo courtesy of David Hillas.

Market Rasen former ATE

Market Rasen former ATE
The former Market Rasen Telephone Exchange is located in Rase Lane, Market Rasen LN8 3HU and served Bishopbridge, Legsby, Linwood, Market Rasen, Middle Rasen and West Rasen.
The building has since been converted into a private dwelling.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 067 32.
ID: SLMK. Photo courtesy of Rightmove.

Normanby-by-Spital ATE

Normanby By Spital ATE
Normanby-by-Spital Telephone Exchange is located in Main Street, Normanby-by-Spital, Market Rasen LN8 2HE and serves Normanby-by-Spital and the surrounding villages.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01673-87.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 067 37.
ID: SLNBS. Photo courtesy of Andy C.

Normanby-by-Spital former ATE

Normanby By Spital former ATE
The original Normanby-by-Spital Telephone Exchange is located in front of the current exchange in Main Street, Normanby-by-Spital, Market Rasen LN8 2HE and served Normanby-by-Spital and the surrounding villages.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 067 37.
ID: SLNBS. Photo courtesy of Andy C.

Owersby Moor ATE

Owersby Moor ATE
Owersby Moor Telephone Exchange is located in Moor Road, Owersby Moor, Market Rasen LN8 3YN and serves Claxby, Holton le Moor, Kingerby, Kirkby, Normanby le Wold, North Owersby, Osgodby, Owersby Moor, South Owersby, Thornton le Moor and Usselby.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01673-82.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 067 382.
ID: SLOMR. Photo courtesy of David Hillas.

Scothern former ATE

The former Scothern telephone exchange is situated in Main Street, Scothern, Lincoln LN2 2UJ.

It came into service as a UAX 13 in the late 1930s to replace a manual exchange in the post office. It lost around 100 lines to the new Sudbrooke Park exchange (in the Lincoln group) in 1971 and more to Welton exchange in 1972. It closed in 1982, its remaining lines becoming Welton 62*** numbers. It is now a private house.

Its dialling code was 067 33.

Photo courtesy of Google Maps.

Tealby ATE

Tealby ATE
Tealby Telephone Exchange is located in Rasen Road, Tealby, Market Rasen LN8 3XL and serves North Willingham, Sixhills, Tealby and Walesby.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01673-83.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 067 383.
ID: SLTLB. Photo courtesy of David Hillas.

Welton ATE

Welton ATE

Welton Telephone Exchange is in Ryland Road, Welton, Lincoln LN2 3LU and serves Welton, Hackthorn, Dunholme and Spridlington.

It came into service at 1pm on Wednesday 6 September 1972 to replace the Hackthorn UAX and some lines from the Scothern exchange.

The telephone code for this exchange is 01673-86.

The former dialling code for this exchange was 0673.

ID: SLWEL. Photo courtesy of Andy C.

Wickenby (Friesthorpe) ATE

Friesthorpe (Wickenby) ATE
Wickenby Telephone Exchange is located in Shortwood Lane, Friesthorpe, Lincoln LN3 5AJ and serves Buslingthorpe, Faldingworth, Friesthorpe, Lissington, Snarford, Snelland and Wickenby.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01673-88.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 067 35.
ID: SLWKY. Photo courtesy of David Hillas.

Wragby ATE

Wragby ATE
Wragby Telephone Exchange is located in Lincoln Road, Wragby, Market Rasen LN8 5ND and serves East Barkwith, Holton cum Beckering, Langton by Wragby and Wragby.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01673-85.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 067 34.
ID: SLWG. Photo courtesy of David Hillas

Wragby former ATE

Wragby former ATE
The former Wragby Telephone Exchange is located in Silver Street, Wragby, Market Rasen LN8 5PJ and served East Barkwith, Holton cum Beckering, Langton by Wragby and Wragby.
The building has since been converted into a private dwelling.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 067 34.
ID: SLWG. Photo courtesy of Christopher Firth.
Acknowledgment:
Most of the information and photographs on this page have been generously provided by David Hillas and Andy C.
I am grateful to him for allowing me to reproduce the information on this site.
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