Billingborough
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Billingborough is a village and civil parish
in the South Kesteven
district of Lincolnshire
, England
, about ten miles north of Bourne
and ten miles south of Sleaford on the B1177 between Horbling
and Pointon
just south of the A52
.
. According to the 2001 census
it had a population of 1,098.
It has a pre-school, a primary school and Aveland High School, formerly a secondary modern school
. After a period of criticism over results, in January 2010 the Aveland school merged with a Sleaford school to form St George's Academy
. The catchment area for the secondary school spans the boundary of North Kesteven
and South Kesteven, with many pupils living just south of Sleaford
. Most Lincolnshire school catchment area
s do not span district boundaries; the new academy, run from Sleaford, will perpetuate the anomaly.
The parish church is dedicated to St Andrew. The ecclesiastical parish is part of The Billingborough Group of the Deanery
of Lafford, Diocese of Lincoln
. The priest-in-charge is The Rev'd Anna Sorensen.
There is a post office in Billingborough. Village pubs are the Fortescue Arms on High Street and the George and Dragon on Victoria Street.
There is also an Army Cadet Force detachment next to the St.Georges Academy site. It is part of the Lincolnshire Army Cadet Force and wears the cap badge of the Royal Engineers.
The school name, Aveland, is taken from a pre-conquest Wapentake of that name
, dating back to 921. It stretched from Bourne
to Threekingham
. The Lafford Deanery of the church of England
The area was populous in the Middle Ages, and includes the lost village of Ouseby and shrunken village of Birthorpe.
St Andrews church dates to the 13th century and is in a mixture of Perpendicular Gothic and Decorated period styles.
The village was formerly served by the Billingboro and Horbling railway station
.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the South Kesteven
South Kesteven
South Kesteven is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England, forming part of the traditional Kesteven division of the county. It covers Grantham, Stamford, Bourne and Market Deeping.-History:...
district of Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, about ten miles north of Bourne
Bourne, Lincolnshire
Bourne is a market town and civil parish on the western edge of the Fens, in the District of South Kesteven in southern Lincolnshire, England.-The town:...
and ten miles south of Sleaford on the B1177 between Horbling
Horbling
Horbling is a village which is situated a half mile north of Billingborough, in South Kesteven, in Lincolnshire on the B1777.It contains a church and a scout group. The scout group also serves Billingborough, Horbling and Morton. The church is dedicated to . The village pub is the on Spring Lane...
and Pointon
Pointon
Pointon is a small village situated near Bourne, in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It forms part of the civil parish of Pointon and Sempringham, and the population of the civil parish in 2001 was 507....
just south of the A52
A52 road
The A52 is a major road in the East Midlands, England. It runs east from the junction with the A53 at Newcastle-under-Lyme near Stoke-on-Trent via Ashbourne, Derby, Stapleford, Nottingham, West Bridgford, Bingham, Grantham, Boston and Skegness before terminating on the east Lincolnshire coast at...
.
Village
Billingborough is positioned at the edge of The FensThe Fens
The Fens, also known as the , are a naturally marshy region in eastern England. Most of the fens were drained several centuries ago, resulting in a flat, damp, low-lying agricultural region....
. According to the 2001 census
United Kingdom Census 2001
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....
it had a population of 1,098.
It has a pre-school, a primary school and Aveland High School, formerly a secondary modern school
Secondary modern school
A secondary modern school is a type of secondary school that existed in most of the United Kingdom from 1944 until the early 1970s, under the Tripartite System, and was designed for the majority of pupils - those who do not achieve scores in the top 25% of the eleven plus examination...
. After a period of criticism over results, in January 2010 the Aveland school merged with a Sleaford school to form St George's Academy
St George's Academy
St. George's Academy is an English secondary school in North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England. It was founded in 1908 and has now moved sites to the land it is currently on. In 1994 the School gained specialist schools status as a Technology College. The school's facilities include a childcare...
. The catchment area for the secondary school spans the boundary of North Kesteven
North Kesteven
North Kesteven is a local government district in the East Midlands. Just over north of London, it is east of Nottingham and south of Lincoln. North Kesteven is one of seven districts in Lincolnshire, England and is in the centre of the County...
and South Kesteven, with many pupils living just south of Sleaford
Sleaford
Sleaford is a town in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is located thirteen miles northeast of Grantham, seventeen miles west of Boston, and nineteen miles south of Lincoln, and had a total resident population of around 14,500 in 6,167 households at the time...
. Most Lincolnshire school catchment area
Catchment area (human geography)
In human geography, a catchment area is the area and population from which a city or individual service attracts visitors or customers. For example, a school catchment area is the geographic area from which students are eligible to attend a local school...
s do not span district boundaries; the new academy, run from Sleaford, will perpetuate the anomaly.
The parish church is dedicated to St Andrew. The ecclesiastical parish is part of The Billingborough Group of the Deanery
Deanery
A Deanery is an ecclesiastical entity in both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residence of a Dean.- Catholic usage :...
of Lafford, Diocese of Lincoln
Diocese of Lincoln
The Diocese of Lincoln forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England. The present diocese covers the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire.- History :...
. The priest-in-charge is The Rev'd Anna Sorensen.
There is a post office in Billingborough. Village pubs are the Fortescue Arms on High Street and the George and Dragon on Victoria Street.
There is also an Army Cadet Force detachment next to the St.Georges Academy site. It is part of the Lincolnshire Army Cadet Force and wears the cap badge of the Royal Engineers.
History
The name of the village comes from the post-Roman Billings tribe of invaders.The school name, Aveland, is taken from a pre-conquest Wapentake of that name
Aveland
Aveland was a Wapentake of Kesteven from the time of the Danelaw until the Local Government Act 1888. Its meeting place was The Aveland at in the parish of Aslackby.-Origins:...
, dating back to 921. It stretched from Bourne
Bourne, Lincolnshire
Bourne is a market town and civil parish on the western edge of the Fens, in the District of South Kesteven in southern Lincolnshire, England.-The town:...
to Threekingham
Threekingham
Threekingham is a village in mid-Lincolnshire, on the A52 Grantham to Boston road, near Sleaford, close to the A15 Threekingham Bar roundabout. Mareham Lane, the Roman Road aligned with King Street, crosses the A15 at Threekingham....
. The Lafford Deanery of the church of England
The area was populous in the Middle Ages, and includes the lost village of Ouseby and shrunken village of Birthorpe.
St Andrews church dates to the 13th century and is in a mixture of Perpendicular Gothic and Decorated period styles.
The village was formerly served by the Billingboro and Horbling railway station
Billingboro and Horbling railway station
Billingborough and Horbling railway station was a station serving the villages of Billingborough, Horbling and Threekingham, Lincolnshire on the Great Northern Railway Bourne and Sleaford railway. It opened in 1872 and closed to passengers in 1930. The section from Bourne to Billingborough remained...
.
People
- Alan Stennett, of Radio LincolnshireBBC Radio LincolnshireBBC Lincolnshire is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Lincolnshire — apart from the northern parts, which are covered by BBC Radio Humberside...
was born in the village. - Richard Nauyokas, of Lads ArmyBad Lads ArmyLads' Army is a British reality TV programme, specifically of the kind that constitutes a historically derived social experiment - other examples being The 1900 House and The Frontier House...
lives in the village - Eric HoughtonEric HoughtonWilliam Eric Houghton , was an English footballer and manager.Eric Houghton was born in Billingborough, Lincolnshire and educated at Donington Grammar School. He signed for Aston Villa as a seventeen-year-old and played in the Villa side for two decades, scoring 170 goals in 392 games...
, Aston Villa and England footballer and Villa manager, was born in the village. When Villa won the FA cup in 1957, he brought the trophy to the village for the day