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Billingborough
Billingborough — village in Lincolnshire.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Heckington · 9.8 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Billingborough is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 1,401 people. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Lincolnshire". Coordinates: 52.8936°, -0.3402°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Billingborough is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 10 miles (16 km) north of Bourne and 10 miles south of Sleaford, and on the B1177 between Horbling and Pointon just south of the A52.
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Background
History
The village is named after the post-Roman Billings tribe of invaders. The village was formerly served by the Billingborough and Horbling railway station on the Bourne and Sleaford Railway, giving the village connections to nearby Bourne and Sleaford. The former high school name, Aveland, is taken from a pre-Norman Conquest wapentake of that name, dating to 921. The wapentake extended from Bourne to Threekingham. The area was populous in the Middle Ages, and included the lost village of Ouseby as well as the shrunken village of Birthorpe. St Andrew's Church dates to the 13th century and is in a mixture of Perpendicular Gothic and Decorated styles. On a Saturday in 1791 a six-hour football…
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- Coordinates
- 52.8936, -0.3402
- County
- Lincolnshire
- District
- South Kesteven
- Parish
- Billingborough
- Postcode
- NG34 0QQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Grantham and Bourne
- Population
- 1,401
- Nearest railway station
- Heckington — 9.8 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q1748350 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Billingborough (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St. Andrew, Billingborough - geograph.org.uk - 119141.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Billingborough?
- Billingborough is in Lincolnshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode NG34 0QQ), in the parish of Billingborough.
- Is Billingborough free to visit?
- Yes, Billingborough is free to enter.
- How do I get to Billingborough?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NG34 0QQ. It sits within the Grantham and Bourne parliamentary constituency.