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Washingborough
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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.
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Place details
- Locality
- North Kesteven
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 6,463
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Washingborough
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Clockwise from top: Washingborough St John the Evangelist Church, Village Centre, Village Sign, Methodist Church on Main Road & former railway station
- UK place.parts_type
- Areas of the village
- UK place.p1
- Branston Booths (Village)
- UK place.p2
- Common Square
- UK place.p3
- Heighington (Village)
- UK place.population
- 6,385
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 Census BUA (includes Heighington))
- 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
- LINCOLN
- UK place.postcode_district
- LN4
- UK place.postcode_area
- LN
- UK place.dial_code
- 01522
- UK place.london_distance_mi
- 115
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- North Kesteven
- Population
- 3482
- Dialing code
- 01522
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- Commons category
- Washingborough
- OS grid reference
- TF019706
- postal code
- LN4
- P8168
- Fruits Basket
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Churches
- Amenities
- Education
- Demographics
- References
- External links
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Washingborough” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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