Harlaxton

Also known as Harlaxton, Lincolnshire

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, south-west from Grantham and north-east from Melton Mowbray.

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Place details

Locality: South Kesteven
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 782
Timezone: Europe/London

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Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Harlaxton
UK place.population: 705
UK place.population_ref: (2001)
UK place.shire_district: South Kesteven
UK place.shire_county: Lincolnshire
UK place.region: East Midlands
UK place.constituency_westminster: Grantham and Stamford
UK place.post_town: GRANTHAM
UK place.postcode_district: NG32
UK place.postcode_area: NG
UK place.dial_code: 01476
UK place.os_grid_reference: SK884325
UK place.london_distance_mi: 95
UK place.london_direction: S

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Wikidata facts

Population: 705
Image: Harlaxton Three Shires Mooring.JPG
Dialing code: 01476

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Commons category: Harlaxton
OS grid reference: SK884325
postal code: NG31
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==History== thumb|left|230px|Harlaxton village sign thumb|left|230px|Coneygree and gazebo thumb|left|230px|SS Mary and Peter's Church, Harlaxton thumb|left|230px|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 inter-regional link during the Neolithic period.