Harlaxton

Human settlement in EnglandHarlaxtonHarlaxtonLocation within LincolnshirePopulation705 (2001)OS grid referenceSK884325• London95 mi (153 km) SDistrictSouth KestevenShire countyLincolnshireRegionEast MidlandsCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townGRANTHAMPostcode districtNG32Dialling code01476PoliceLincolnshireFireLincolnshireAmbulanceEast Midlands UK ParliamentGrantham and Bourne List of places UK England Lincolnshire 52°53′03″N 0°41′13″W / 52.8841°N 0.6870°W / 52.8841; -0.6870 Harlaxton is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies on the edge of the Vale of Belvoir and just off the A607, 2 miles (3 km) south-west from Grantham and 12 miles (19 km) north-east from Melton Mowbray. History Harlaxton village sign Coneygree and gazebo SS Mary and Peter's Church, Harlaxton Narrowboat mooring at Harlaxton Wharf Aerial photography has revealed that Harlaxton was the site of a unique Neolithic long barrow enclosure that formed a cursus, believed to have been made of multiple rows of standing wooden columns. Dilwyn Jones has speculated that the form of the complex indicates that Harlaxton was an important