Weston Hills, Lincolnshire

For other uses, see Weston Hills.

Weston Hills
Pub in Weston Hills
Weston Hills Location within Lincolnshire
Population	(2001)
OS grid reference	TF283213
•  London	85 mi (137 km)  S
Civil parish	Weston
District	South Holland
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SPALDING
Postcode district	PE12
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	South Holland and The Deepings (UK Parliament constituency)
List of places UK England Lincolnshire 52°46′28″N0°05′57″W / 52.774360°N 0.09922°W / 52.774360; -0.09922

Weston Hills is a hamlet in the civil parish of Weston in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England.

Weston Hills, a linear village on a north–south axis, is situated approximately 2 miles (3 km) east from the town of Spalding. Its highest point is 10 feet (3.0 m) above sea level.

The local school is Weston Hills C of E Primary School.

History

1942 air incident

On 2 October 1942, an American Boeing B-17F bomber crashed at Weston Hills. ^[1]

2014 F-15 incident

A McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle fighter jet crashed in a field next to Weston Hills on 8 October 2014. The pilot ejected and survived the crash; no injuries were reported. ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. "1942 Incident Logs", Bcar.org.uk. Retrieved 8 October 2014
2. "USAF F-15 jet crashes in Lincolnshire". BBC News. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
3. 2014 air incident

External links

• Media related to Weston Hills at Wikimedia Commons
• Weston Hills C of E Primary School