Central Lincolnshire | |
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Local Economic Region | |
Population | 317,882 |
OS grid reference | SK977718 |
• London | 156 mi |
Metropolitan borough | |
Metropolitan county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Lincoln/Nottingham/Doncaster |
Postcode district | LN |
Police | Lincolnshire |
Fire | Lincolnshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Central Lincolnshire [1] is the name given to a region of Lincolnshire in the East Midlands, England. The area covers the districts of North Kesteven and West Lindsey as well as the City of Lincoln. [2] The name is used for the planning and development of a part of Lincolnshire surrounding Lincoln, North Hykeham, Sleaford, Market Rasen, Caistor and Gainsborough as well as other outlying villages and hamlets. [3] [4]
Central Lincolnshire was designated to help with the growing population, demand for developments, and planning permission for specific towns and villages in North Kesteven, Lincoln, and West Lindsey. [5] [6] Most of the area between Lincoln and North Hykeham is urbanized with North Hykeham, Bracebridge, and part of Waddington built up to the boundary between Lincoln and North Kesteven.
The total population of each district recorded at the 2021 Census was as follows:
# | Subdivision | Population 2021 | Population 2011 | Population 2001 | Population 1991 | Population 1981 |
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1 | Lincoln | 103,825 [7] | 93,541 | 85,595 | 84,800 [8] | 76,795 |
2 | North Kesteven | 118,502 [9] | 108,518 | 94,400 | 80,000 | 80,200 |
3 | West Lindsey | 95,555 | 89,352 | 79,600 | 76,500 | 77,700 |
Total | 317,882 | 291,411 | 259,595 | 241,300 | 234,695 |
The main roads through the region are the:
A15, A16, A17, A46, A57, A153, A156, A158, A159, A631, A1121 & A1434 roads.
The region is mostly served by the following railway lines and stations:
* East Coast Main Line (London King's Cross LNER) stations at Lincoln
* Grimsby–Lincoln–Newark line stations at Swinderby, Hykeham, Lincoln & Market Rasen
* Nottingham–Lincoln line stations at Swinderby, Hykeham & Lincoln
* Peterborough–Lincoln line stations at Lincoln, Metheringham, Ruskington & Sleaford
* Poacher Line stations at Rauceby, Sleaford & Heckington
* Sheffield–Lincoln line stations at Gainsborough Central (Brigg Branch), Gainsborough Lea Road, Saxilby & Lincoln
Some notable former railway lines have been repurposed for use as mutli-use footpath and greenways. Some of these include:
Grantham and Lincoln railway line - Lincoln - Bracebridge, Waddington, Harmston, Navenby, Leadenham, Caythorpe, Honington, Barkston & Grantham.
Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway - Lincoln - Tuxford via Skellingthorpe, Doddington and Harby, Clifton-on-Trent, Fledborough (via Fledborough Viaduct) & Dukeries Junction.
Lincoln St Marks Branch - Reepham, Lincoln St Marks & Hykeham.
Lincolnshire loop line - Lincoln - Boston via Washingborough, Five Mile House, Bardney, Southrey, Stixwould, Woodhall Junction, Tattershall, Dogdyke, Langrick & Boston.
The region covers the following built-up areas from population size:
Apart from the aforementioned urban centers, the vast majority of Central Lincolnshire is rural. Some of the villages in the region form their own built-up areas:
Lincolnshire, abbreviated Lincs, is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber regions of England. It is bordered by the East Riding of Yorkshire across the Humber estuary to the north, the North Sea to the east, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and Rutland to the south, and Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and South Yorkshire to the west. The county town is the city of Lincoln. Lincolnshire is the second largest county in England after North Yorkshire.
Sleaford is a market town and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. On the edge of the Fenlands, it is 11 miles north-east of Grantham, 16 mi (26 km) west of Boston, and 17 mi (27 km) south of Lincoln. It is the largest settlement in North Kesteven with a population of 19,807 in 2021. Centred on the former parish of New Sleaford, the modern boundaries and urban area include Quarrington to the south-west, Holdingham to the north-west and Old Sleaford to the east. The town is bypassed by the A17 and the A15 roads, which link it to Lincoln, Newark, Peterborough, Grantham, Boston and King's Lynn. Sleaford railway station is on the Nottingham to Skegness and Peterborough to Lincoln lines.
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Lincoln is a constituency in Lincolnshire, England represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Hamish Falconer of the Labour Party.
Sleaford and North Hykeham is a parliamentary constituency in Lincolnshire, England which elects a single Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. It has been represented since 2016 by Dr Caroline Johnson, who is a member of the Conservative Party. The seat was created in 1997 and has always been represented by Members of Parliament (MPs) from the Conservative Party; like all British constituencies, it elects one candidate by the first-past-the-post voting system. Johnson became the MP for the constituency after a by-election in December 2016, following the resignation of the previous MP for the seat, Stephen Phillips. The constituency is considered a safe seat for the Conservatives.
Saxilby is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, about 6 miles (9.7 km) north-west from Lincoln, on the A57 road at the junction of the B1241. It is part of the civil parish of Saxilby and Ingleby, which includes the village of Ingleby. The population of the civil parish in 2001 was 3,679, increasing to 3,992 at the 2011 census.
North Hykeham is an industrial town and civil parish in the North Kesteven District of Lincolnshire, England. It is located directly south of the city of Lincoln, where it forms the southern part of the wider Lincoln Urban Area along with Waddington, Bracebridge Heath, Canwick and South Hykeham. The parish covering the town had a population of 16,844 in the 2021 Census.
The Viking Way is a long distance trail in England running 147 miles (237 km) between the Humber Bridge in North Lincolnshire and Oakham in Rutland.
North Kesteven District Council in Lincolnshire, England is elected every four years.
Heighington is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated about 4 miles (6 km) south-east of Lincoln.
Navenby is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. Lying 8 miles (13 km) south from Lincoln and 9 miles (14 km) north-northwest from Sleaford, Navenby had a population of 2,128 in the 2011 census and in March 2011, it was named as the 'Best Value Village' in England following a national survey.
Birchwood is a suburb to the southwest of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England. The district population in the 2021 Census was 8,932. It is located midway between Skellingthorpe and Boultham. Birchwood and Doddington Park are built on the site of the Second World War airfield RAF Skellingthorpe which had hosted No. 50 Squadron and No. 61 Squadron.
The Lincolnshire loop line was a railway built by the Great Northern Railway, that linked Peterborough to Gainsborough via Spalding, Boston and Lincoln. It ran through the counties of Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire
Branston and Mere is a civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, about 4 miles (6 km) roughly south-east of Lincoln. The parish is a long strip between the RAF Waddington airfield and the River Witham near Bardney. The A15 road crosses the extreme west and the parish is bisected by the Sleaford to Lincoln railway line The civil parish was created in 1931, by merging the two former parishes of Branston and Mere.
Bracebridge Low Fields is a suburb to the south of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England. It is located directly to the south of the city, close to the boundary with North Kesteven and the village of Waddington. The suburb is also located northeast of North Hykeham, south of Bracebridge, and west of Bracebridge Heath. The suburb was likely built at some point in time around the 19th-20th century and primarily built for the workers at the former Bracebridge Ironworks. The suburb now forms one of Lincoln's largest estates and suburbs.