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Washingborough
Washingborough is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. Located east of Lincoln and from Sleaford. The population in the 2001 census was 3,356, increasing to 3,482 at the 2011 census and 3,664 at the 2021 census. It is situated on the lower slopes of Lincoln Cliff limestone escarpment where the River Witham breaks through it. The south side of Lincoln Cathedral and its three towers can be seen from the village centre. Geography Washingborough is the point on the River Witham at which the Lincolnshire Fens begin and it can be argued that the village is the most northerly to be located within the region. The Fens were first drained by the Romans and the Roman Car Dyke ran from Washingborough to the River Nene, near Peterborough. Today, the village forms a built-up area with the nearby village of Heighington which had a combined population of 6,385. History The origin of the name 'Washingborough' is uncertain but is thought ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heighington, Lincolnshire
Heighington ( ) is a village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the North Kesteven Non-metropolitan district, district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated about south-east of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, Lincoln. In the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 Census the population of the parish was recorded as 2,918 in 1,203 households. Geography Heighington civil parish adjoins to the south of Washingborough. To the west of the village, the parish boundary with Washingborough followSheepwash Laneand at the bridge at thcrossroadsover the railway, follows Washingborough Road east. When travelling on the main road between the two villages, Washingborough Pits is the maidemarcation It passes along Gail Grove, a section of Lee Avenue, Sandra Crescent, along the back of the gardens of Eve Gardens to the east, then along a footpath to the north of Sunningdale Grove. It follows the footpath east, then follows a hedge northwards to meet Fen Road (B1190), passing through Moor Farm, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St John The Evangelist Church, Washingborough
St John the Evangelist Church is the parish church of Washingborough in Lincolnshire, England. History The church was built around 1170 and is likely to have replaced a much earlier structure on the site. It was restored between 1859 and 1861 by George Gilbert Scott and Henry Goddard and this saw extensive refurbishment, rebuilding and modernizing of the entire church exterior and building. The church was used during World War I by Belgian refugees, who were accommodated at the nearby manor and painted a reredos in the church. The church also has some notable stained glass which Nicholas Antram, in his ''Lincolnshire'' volume in the Pevsner Buildings of England series, suggests may be by the firm of Clayton & Bell. The churchyard was extended twice in its history and was given an entry point consisting of both piers and wrought iron gates in 1824. The church was given Grade II* listed building status in 1967. Present day The church continues to serve both a place of wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washingborough Railway Station
Washingborough railway station was a railway station serving the village of Washingborough, Lincolnshire.British Railways Atlas.1947. p. 17 History The station was opened by the Great Northern Railway (GNR) on 17 October 1848. The GNR was a constituent of the London and North Eastern Railway The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) was the second largest (after London, Midland and Scottish Railway, LMS) of the "Big Four (British railway companies), Big Four" railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain. It ope ... (LNER) which was formed on 1 January 1923; and it was the LNER which closed the station on 29 July 1940. References External links Washingborough station on navigable 1947 O. S. map {{Closed stations Lincolnshire Disused railway stations in Lincolnshire Former Great Northern Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1848 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1940 River Witham Washingborough Railway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Witham
The River Witham is a river almost entirely in the county of Lincolnshire in the east of England. It rises south of Grantham close to South Witham at , passes through the centre of Grantham (where it may be closely followed using the Riverside Walk through Wyndham Park and Queen Elizabeth Park), passes Lincoln at and at Boston, , flows into The Haven, a tidal arm of The Wash, near RSPB Frampton Marsh. The name "Witham" seems to be extremely old and of unknown origin.; see Old European hydronymy Archaeological and documentary evidence shows the importance of the Witham as a navigable river from the Iron Age onwards. From Roman times it was navigable to Lincoln, from where the Fossdyke was constructed to link it to the River Trent. The mouth of the river moved in 1014 following severe flooding, and Boston became important as a port. From 1142 onwards, sluices were constructed to prevent flooding by the sea, and this culminated in the Great Sluice, which was constructed in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Car Dyke
The Car Dyke was, and to a large extent still is, a long ditch which runs along the western edge of the Fens in eastern England for a distance of over . It is generally accepted as being a Roman invasion of Britain, Roman construction and was, for many centuries, considered to mark the western edge of the Fens. Its name derives from ''carr'', a fourteenth-century word for ''marsh'' or ''drained land''. History The Car Dyke is a ditch that runs through the counties of Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire. The main section starts close to the River Witham at Washingborough, near Lincoln, England, Lincoln and runs in a generally southerly direction to Fengate, Peterborough, Fengate on the River Nene, near Peterborough. A second artificial watercourse, also known as Car Dyke, runs for from Setchel Fen on the Old West River, part of the River Great Ouse system, southwards to Waterbeach on the River Cam. The northern section is around long, and is by far the longest artificial waterway co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lincolnshire Loop Line
The Lincolnshire loop line was a railway built by the Great Northern Railway, that linked Peterborough to Gainsborough via Spalding, Boston and Lincoln. It ran through the counties of Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire (then the Soke of Peterborough, now Cambridgeshire) History The Lincolnshire loop line was authorised on 26 June 1846 as part of the London and York Railway bill. The then renamed Great Northern Railway purchased the Witham Navigation and all navigation rights the same year and began construction of the new line, partly beside the river, in 1847. The line opened in 1848 and was for a short period the main route to the north and Scotland until the line from Peterborough to Retford was opened in August 1852. Closure came in sections: the first was to which closed to passengers and goods on 17 June 1963. Followed by the section from Boston to Spalding and finally from Lincoln to Woodhall Junction as well as to Firsby and Horncastle. Route The line from to w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sleaford And North Hykeham (UK Parliament Constituency)
Sleaford and North Hykeham is a parliamentary constituency in Lincolnshire, England which elects a single Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. It has been represented since 2016 by Dr Caroline Johnson, who is a member of the Conservative Party. The seat was created in 1997 and has always been represented by Members of Parliament (MPs) from the Conservative Party; like all British constituencies, it elects one candidate by the first-past-the-post voting system. Johnson became the MP for the constituency after a by-election in December 2016, following the resignation of the previous MP for the seat, Stephen Phillips. The constituency is considered a safe seat for the Conservatives. Boundaries 1997–2010 The District of North Kesteven except for the ward of Bracebridge Heath, and the District of South Kesteven wards of Ermine, Heath, Loveden, Saxonwell, and Witham Valley. The constituency covers the towns of Sleaford and North Hykeham an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Lincoln () is a cathedral city and district in Lincolnshire, England, of which it is the county town. In the 2021 Census, the city's district had a population of 103,813. The 2021 census gave the urban area of Lincoln, including Bracebridge Heath, North Hykeham, South Hykeham and Waddington, a recorded population of 127,540. Roman '' Lindum Colonia'' developed from an Iron Age settlement of Britons on the River Witham, near the Fosse Way road. Over time its name was shortened to Lincoln, after successive settlements, including by Anglo-Saxons and Danes. Landmarks include Lincoln Cathedral ( English Gothic architecture; for over 200 years the world's tallest building) and the 11th-century Norman Lincoln Castle. The city hosts the University of Lincoln, Bishop Grosseteste University, Lincoln City F.C. and Lincoln United F.C. Lincoln is the largest settlement in Lincolnshire, with the towns of Grimsby second largest and Scunthorpe third. Etymology The name Lincol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Kesteven
North Kesteven is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district in Lincolnshire, England. The council is based in Sleaford. The district also contains the town of North Hykeham, which adjoins the neighbouring city of Lincoln, England, Lincoln, along with numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. The neighbouring districts are Lincoln, England, Lincoln, West Lindsey, East Lindsey, Borough of Boston, Boston, South Holland, Lincolnshire, South Holland, South Kesteven and Newark and Sherwood. History The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. It covered the area of three former districts from the administrative counties of England, administrative county of Kesteven, which were all abolished at the same time: *East Kesteven Rural District *North Kesteven Rural District *Sleaford Urban district (England and Wales), Urban District The new district was named North Kesteven referencing its position within Kesteven, one of the three historic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fens
The Fens or Fenlands in eastern England are a naturally marshy region supporting a rich ecology and numerous species. Most of the fens were drained centuries ago, resulting in a flat, dry, low-lying agricultural region supported by a system of drainage channels and man-made rivers (Ditch, dykes and drains) and automated pumping stations. There have been unintended consequences to this reclamation, as the land level has continued to sink and the dykes have been built higher to protect it from flooding. ''Fen'' is the local term for an individual area of marshland or former marshland. It also designates the type of marsh typical of the area, which has pH, neutral or alkaline water and relatively large quantities of dissolved minerals, but few other plant nutrition, plant nutrients. The Fens are a National Character Area, based on their landscape, biodiversity, geodiversity and economic activity. The Fens lie inland of the Wash, and are an area of nearly in the south east of L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
