Nocton
Sign in to saveNocton is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the B1202 road, south-east from Lincoln city centre. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 819. To the east of the village is Nocton Fen with its small settlement of Wasps Nest. To the west of the village, situated at the junction of Wellhead Lane and the B1188 road, is Nocton Top Cottages consisting of eight further dwellings. At the south of the village are the remains of Nocton Hall, and to the east the earthwork remains of Nocton Park Priory.
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Key facts
- UK place.static_image_name
- Nocton All Saints Church.jpeg
- UK place.static_image_width
- 150px
- UK place.static_image_caption
- All Saints' Church, Nocton
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Nocton
- UK place.population
- 819
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.shire_district
- North Kesteven
- UK place.shire_county
- Lincolnshire
- UK place.region
- East Midlands
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Sleaford and North Hykeham
- UK place.civil_parish
- Nocton
- UK place.post_town
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- North Kesteven
- Population
- +819
- Image
- Nocton All Saints Church.jpeg
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- Diocese of Tandag
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25 sectionsContents
- History
- Neolithic
- Bronze Age
- Iron Age
- Roman era
- Anglo-Saxon
- Norman
- Middle Ages
- General
- Plantagenets
- Tudors
- Georgian era
- Nocton Fen: Land improvement and industry in the 19th century
- Twentieth century
- Military activity
- Geography
- Community
- Opposition to development plans
- Nocton Dairies (Nocton Heath)
- Nocton Wind Farm (Nocton Fen)
- Church
- Abandoned buildings
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Nocton is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the B1202 road, south-east from Lincoln city centre. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 819. To the east of the village is Nocton Fen with its small settlement of Wasps Nest. To the west of the village, situated at the junction of Wellhead Lane and the B1188 road, is Nocton Top Cottages consisting of eight further dwellings. At the south of the village are the remains of Nocton Hall, and to the east the earthwork remains of Nocton Park Priory.
==History== thumb|left|140px|Nocton village sign on Main Street Historically Nocton fell within the Langoe Wapentake of Kesteven until the wapentakes were abolished by the Local Government Act 1888.