Grange de Lings
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Grange de Lings is a civil parish in West Lindsey
in north-west Lincolnshire
.
. The parish is sometimes hyphenated as Grange-de-Lings.
The north-western corner of the parish is at the A1500 junction with the A15, at a roundabout. The boundary follows Horncastle Lane eastwards where it neighbours Welton
, to the north. At Dunholme
, it follows southwards across the old runways of RAF Dunholme Lodge
, of which the western end was in Grange de Lings. It briefly meets Scothern, and a small section of the parish extends between Scothern
and Nettleham
, to meet the A46
, which it follows for around 200 metres. The boundary with Nettleham passes westwards, then south-west across Hall Lane, then meets Riseholme
, where it follows a line due west to the A15 (Ermine Street
), meeting South Carlton
just south of the pylons across the A15. The western boundary of the parish is the A15, and just north of Watering Dyke Houses, it meets North Carlton at the perimeter fence of the Lincolnshire Showground (wholely outside the parish).
There is an oil well in the north of the parish, next to the boundary with Welton, part of the East Midlands Oil Province
.
parish, where the vicar is based. Grange-de-Lings in this respect is known as an extra-parochial district.
For statistical and administrative purposes, it is joined with Riseholme (similar to the religious parish)
West Lindsey
West Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England.-History:The district was formed on 1 April 1974, from the urban districts of Gainsborough, Market Rasen, along with Caistor Rural District, Gainsborough Rural District and Welton Rural District...
in north-west 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...
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Geography
Grange de Lings is often quoted as the address for the Lincolnshire Showground, just off the west of the A15, but the parish actually lies entirely east of the A15, and the Lincolnshire Showground is in the parish of North CarltonNorth Carlton, Lincolnshire
North Carlton is a village and civil parish about north of the city of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. It lies in the Lincolnshire Wolds, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty....
. The parish is sometimes hyphenated as Grange-de-Lings.
The north-western corner of the parish is at the A1500 junction with the A15, at a roundabout. The boundary follows Horncastle Lane eastwards where it neighbours Welton
Welton, Lincolnshire
Welton is a village and civil parish seven miles north of the city of Lincoln in the county of Lincolnshire, England, and the district of West Lindsey...
, to the north. At Dunholme
Dunholme
Dunholme is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is on the A46 six miles north-east of Lincoln.According to the 2001 census the village had a population of 1,681.Dunholme has a post office and village shop, St...
, it follows southwards across the old runways of RAF Dunholme Lodge
RAF Dunholme Lodge
RAF Dunholme Lodge was a Royal Air Force station during the Second World War. Located between the parishes of Welton and Dunholme in Lincolnshire, England.-History:...
, of which the western end was in Grange de Lings. It briefly meets Scothern, and a small section of the parish extends between Scothern
Scothern
Scothern is a small village in West Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, situated north east of Lincoln, with approximately 1,000 inhabitants. Although neighbouring villages such as Sudbrooke, Dunholme, Nettleham and Welton have all been substantially redeveloped over recent years, with the addition...
and Nettleham
Nettleham
Nettleham is a large village and civil parish within the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.-Geography:It is located four miles north-east of the city of Lincoln between the A46 and A158, and has a total resident population of 6,514....
, to meet the A46
A46 road
The A46 is an A road in England. It starts east of Bath, Somerset and ends in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, but it does not form a continuous route. Large portions of the old road have been lost, bypassed, or replaced by motorway development...
, which it follows for around 200 metres. The boundary with Nettleham passes westwards, then south-west across Hall Lane, then meets Riseholme
Riseholme
Riseholme is a fictional Elizabethan village in the Cotswolds in the “Lucia” novels of Edward Frederic Benson . It is thought to have been based on Broadway, Worcestershire.- Lucia and Riseholme :...
, where it follows a line due west to the A15 (Ermine Street
Ermine Street
Ermine Street is the name of a major Roman road in England that ran from London to Lincoln and York . The Old English name was 'Earninga Straete' , named after a tribe called the Earningas, who inhabited a district later known as Armingford Hundred, around Arrington, Cambridgeshire and Royston,...
), meeting South Carlton
South Carlton
South Carlton is a village and civil parish about north of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.-The Church:South Carlton church is dedicated to Saint John the Baptist, and is a Grade I listed building dating from the 12th century with later alterations, although it was almost entirely rebuilt in 1859...
just south of the pylons across the A15. The western boundary of the parish is the A15, and just north of Watering Dyke Houses, it meets North Carlton at the perimeter fence of the Lincolnshire Showground (wholely outside the parish).
There is an oil well in the north of the parish, next to the boundary with Welton, part of the East Midlands Oil Province
East Midlands Oil Province
The East Midlands Oil Province, also known as the East Midlands Petroleum Province, covers the petroliferous geological area across the north-eastern part of the East Midlands of England that has a few small oil fields...
.
History
The parish has no parish church, but is part of the St Mary's church in the Riseholme with Grange de Lings parish, looked after by NettlehamNettleham
Nettleham is a large village and civil parish within the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.-Geography:It is located four miles north-east of the city of Lincoln between the A46 and A158, and has a total resident population of 6,514....
parish, where the vicar is based. Grange-de-Lings in this respect is known as an extra-parochial district.
For statistical and administrative purposes, it is joined with Riseholme (similar to the religious parish)