Washingborough
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Washingborough shown within Lincolnshire
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Population | 3,356 (2001 Census)[1] |
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OS grid reference | TF019706 |
– London | 115 mi (185 km) S |
District | North Kesteven |
Shire county | Lincolnshire |
Region | East Midlands |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | LINCOLN |
Postcode district | LN4 |
Dialling code | 01522 |
Police | Lincolnshire |
Fire | Lincolnshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
EU Parliament | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | Sleaford and North Hykeham |
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Washingborough is a village 3 miles (5 km) east from Lincoln city centre, in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the lower slopes of Lincoln Cliff limestone escarpment where the River Witham breaks through the Lincoln Edge.
Geography
Washingborough is the point on the River Witham at which the Lincolnshire Fens begin. The Fens were first drained by the Romans and the Roman Car Dyke ran from Washingborough to the River Nene, near Peterborough.[citation needed]
History
A dig involving Channel 4's archaeological television programme Time Team, on a site adjacent to the modern canalised course of the River Witham, found evidence of an important late iron age settlement of around 1000 BC.[citation needed] At this time the river was tidal and the evidence suggests[according to whom?] a trading and metal working centre with trading connections to northern Europe. Copper ore and ingots were found as well as evidence of smelting in crucibles.[citation needed] The settlement lost importance as water levels rose and the site became unsuitable. Much of the settlement site was destroyed when the river was canalised in the 18th century as part of the effort to drain the Fens.[citation needed]
The parish church is dedicated to St John the Evangelist. St John's Church has a Norman tower, and inside the church is a Norman font.[citation needed] Church windows depict a Zeppelin raid on the village in 1916.[citation needed] An Iron Age shield was discovered near here in 1826. It is called the Witham Shield and is now in the British Museum.[2]
Amenities
The village has three public houses, The Royal Oak on Main Road,[3] The Ferryboat on High Street and the Hunters Leap on Oak Hill,[4] a Chinese and an Indian takeaway, a pizza house, fish and chip shop, supermarket, newsagent, and post office with chemists. The village has a scout troop.[citation needed] The Peterborough to Lincoln Line passes through the south-west corner of the village.
Education
The Village has a Primary School, which gained a good[clarification needed] ofsted report in the 2009 inspection.[citation needed]
Twin village
References
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- ↑ Witham Shield, accessed August 2010
- ↑ The Royal Oak
- ↑ Hunters Leap
External links
- Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Washingborough Primary School
- Village history
- Parish council
- Washingborough on Time team
- Washingborough Archaeology Group
- Washingborough in the Domesday Book
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