It is situated on the A157, and approximately 13 miles (21 km) north-east from the city of Lincoln, The parish church is dedicated to Saint Mary and is a Grade II* listed building dating from the early 12th century, with later restorations, and is built of greenstone, limestone and ironstone.

and closed in April 1987 as East Barkwith CE School.

[3] The village was served by East Barkwith railway station which opened in 1876 and closed in 1958.

[4] East Barkwith civil parish includes the village of Panton.

[5] It also includes the deserted medieval village (DMV), of Hardwick, which is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086.