Ruskington
Sign in to saveRuskington is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, located approximately north of Sleaford on the north–south B1188 road and slightly north of the A153 road. The village contains approximately 2,200 dwellings and is approximately in length, measured from east to west. The population of the civil parish was 5,169 at the 2001 census, increasing to 5,637 at the 2011 census.
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Place details
- Locality
- North Kesteven
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 5,637
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- UK place.dial_code
- 01526
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Ruskington
- UK place.type
- Civil Parish
- UK place.static_image_name
- All Saints' church, Ruskington, Lincs. - geograph.org.uk - 166165.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- All Saints' Church
- UK place.population
- 5,169
- 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.post_town
- SLEAFORD
- UK place.postcode_district
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- North Kesteven
- Population
- +5637
- Image
- All Saints' church, Ruskington, Lincs. - geograph.org.uk - 166165.jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
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- Geography
- History
- Etymology
- Early history
- Local governance and public services
- Economy
- Transport
- Education
- Primary schools
- Secondary schools
- Religion
- Culture
- Sport
- People from Ruskington
- References
- External links
Ruskington is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, located approximately north of Sleaford on the north–south B1188 road and slightly north of the A153 road. The village contains approximately 2,200 dwellings and is approximately in length, measured from east to west. The population of the civil parish was 5,169 at the 2001 census, increasing to 5,637 at the 2011 census.
==Geography== thumb|140px|left|River Slea south of the village near the A153 Ruskington is approximately to the north of Sleaford, from Newark and Grantham, and from Boston and Lincoln, with a flat landscape. The Spires and Steeples Trail passes north–south through the village, following the River Slea into Sleaford. The High Street is split into two parts, High Street North and High Street South, by The Beck, a brook that flows from Bloxholm west of the village before merging into the Slea at Haverholme Park. A large number of Mallard ducks inhabit the Beck and surrounding gardens.