Towns & cities · Yorkshire & the Humber
Luddington
Luddington — village in North Lincolnshire, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Althorpe · 6.1 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Luddington is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 419 people. Wikidata describes it as: "village in North Lincolnshire, England". Coordinates: 53.6401°, -0.7454°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Humber Estuary - 2000480 SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Humber Estuary
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Luddington is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Luddington with Haldenby, on the Isle of Axholme in the North Lincolnshire district, in the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish of "Luddington with Haldenby" at the 2011 census was 419. It is 6 miles (10 km) north-west from Scunthorpe, 6 miles south-east from Goole and 18 miles (29 km) north-east from Doncaster.
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Background
History
After the last Ice Age Luddington was covered by Lake Humber, until about 9,000 BC. When the melt water lake finally disappeared the Luddington area became dry, surrounded by wetlands, on a branch of the River Don. Luddington was amongst the last of a chain of islands in the marshlands of the Isle of Axholme, stretching from Epworth northwards. The site of St Oswald's pre-conquest church sits on an island separated from the rest of the village and River Don, in a circular enclosure, suggesting it might have been a ritual site well into the first millennium. At the time of the Domesday survey in 1086, Luddington was the most northerly of the parishes on the Isle of Axholme, and was a river…
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- Coordinates
- 53.6401, -0.7454
- District
- North Lincolnshire
- Parish
- Luddington and Haldenby
- Postcode
- DN17 4RL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme
- Population
- 419
- Nearest railway station
- Althorpe — 6.1 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q667136 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Luddington, Lincolnshire (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Welcome To Luddington - geograph.org.uk - 58998.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Luddington?
- Luddington is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode DN17 4RL), in the parish of Luddington and Haldenby.
- Is Luddington a protected site?
- Yes — Luddington is part of the Humber Estuary - 2000480 SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Humber Estuary Ramsar wetland.
- Is Luddington free to visit?
- Yes, Luddington is free to enter.
- How do I get to Luddington?
- The nearest railway station is Althorpe, about 6.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DN17 4RL.