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Boultham
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Clockwise from top: Tritton Road, Boultham Park & Lincoln Central Mosque
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Boultham
Location within Lincolnshire
Population11,258 (2021 Census Ward Profile) [1]
•  London 157 mi (253 km)  S
Civil parish
  • Unparished
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Lincoln
Postcode district LN6
Dialling code 01522
Police Lincolnshire
Fire Lincolnshire
Ambulance East Midlands
UK Parliament
Councillors
  • Liz Bushell [2] (Labour)
  • Gary Hewson(Labour and Co-operative Party)
  • Calum Watt(Labour and Co-operative Party)
List of places
UK
England
Lincolnshire
53°13′26″N0°33′14″W / 53.223895°N 0.553935°W / 53.223895; -0.553935

Boultham is an inner-city and ward of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England. The population of the City of Lincoln ward at the 2021 census was 11,258 this included the areas of New Boultham and Swanpool. The ward is one of the eleven electoral districts within the City of Lincoln Council.

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History

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St Helen's Church

In 1911 the civil parish had a population of 1028. [3] On 9 November 1920 the parish was abolished and merged with Lincoln. [4]

Geography

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Holy Cross Church, Boultham

Boultham Mere, created in 1989, is a nature reserve situated near a railway line. The Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust looks after it. It has a colony of Variable Damselfly.

The ecclesiastical parish of Boultham covers most of Lincoln west of the River Witham near Lincoln High Street and part of Lincoln City Centre. The northern boundary is defined by Brayford Pool and the Fossdyke as far as Carholme Golf Course. The district includes the suburbs of Hartsholme, New Boultham and Swanpool. Tritton Road runs through the centre of Boultham.

The grade II* listed St Helen's Church is used for occasional service and the newer building of Holy Cross church is used for routine worship, within the Anglican Boultham Parish. [5]

The area is home to Lincoln Central Mosque and Cultural Centre and multiple retail parks.

Governance

Boultham Ward Map in 2016 Boultham ward in Lincoln 2016.svg
Boultham Ward Map in 2016

As of 2011, the Boultham ward on Lincoln City Council is represented by three Labour Party councillors and the ward on Lincolnshire County Council by one Labour councillor.

Demographics

At the 2021 census, the ward profile population was 11,258. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:

Boultham: Ethnicity: 2021 Census
Ethnic groupPopulation %
White9,84587.4%
Asian or Asian British6976.2%
Black or Black British2752.4%
Mixed2402.1%
Other Ethnic Group1371.2%
Arab640.6%
Total11,258100%

The religious composition of the ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:

Boultham: Religion: 2021 Census
ReligiousPopulation %
Irreligious5,61455.2%
Christian4,04439.8%
Muslim2692.6%
Other religion840.8%
Hindu690.7%
Buddhist440.4%
Sikh300.3%
Jewish110.1%
Total11,258100%

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References

  1. ↑ "Boultham (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "Find Councillor". democratic.lincoln.gov.uk. 17 October 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "Population statistics Boultham AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  4. ↑ "Lincoln Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  5. ↑ "Boultham Parish". sites.google.com. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
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