Moorland, Lincoln

Moorland
Clockwise from top: Turner Avenue/Moorland Avenue shopping parade, Lincoln Moorlands Railway Football Club & Moorland Park Methodist Church
Moorland Location within Lincolnshire
Population	8,046 (2021 Census Ward Profile) [1]
•  London	157 mi (253 km)  S
Civil parish	Unparished
District	Lincoln
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Lincoln
Postcode district	LN6
Dialling code	01522
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Lincoln
Councillors	Bob Bushell(Labour) Adrianna McNulty(Labour) Callum Roper(Labour)
List of places UK England Lincolnshire 53°12′17″N0°34′28″W / 53.204755°N 0.574400°W / 53.204755; -0.574400

Moorland ^[2] is an inner city ward ^[3] of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England. The population of the City of Lincoln ward at the 2021 census was 8,046. The ward is one of the eleven electoral districts within the City of Lincoln Council.

Geography

Moorland Ward in 2016

The ward encompasses the southwestern part of Lincoln. ^[4] It covers a largely residential and commercial area, where it borders the town of North Hykeham and the Lincoln suburbs of Boultham, Bracebridge and Swallowbeck. ^[5]

Demographics

At the 2021 census, the ward profile population was 8,046. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:

Moorland: Ethnicity: 2021 Census
Ethnic group	Population	%
White	7,641	94.9%
Asian or Asian British	173	2.1%
Mixed	137	1.7%
Black or Black British	47	0.6%
Other Ethnic Group	40	0.5%
Arab	12	0.1%
Total	8,046	100%

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

Moorland: Religion: 2021 Census
Religious	Population	%
Christian	3,726	49.3%
Irreligious	3,619	47.9%
Muslim	117	1.5%
Other religion	46	0.6%
Hindu	30	0.4%
Buddhist	12	0.2%
Jewish	2	0.1%
Sikh	1	0.1%
Total	8,046	100%

References

1. "Moorland (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
2. Spree, Alan (15 August 2022). Lincoln: The Postcard Collection. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN   978-1-3981-0835-6 . Retrieved 19 October 2024.
3. Club, Saturday Walkers. "Moorland (Lincoln) ward map - SWC". Saturday Walkers Club. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
4. "MOORLAND ACCESS CENTRE GROUP LIMITED - Charity 1122473". prd-ds-register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
5. Hoe, Danielle (29 November 2017). "Take a look inside new Lincoln M&S Foodhall as shoppers pour in". Lincolnshire Live. Retrieved 19 October 2024.