Westborough, Lincolnshire

Westborough
Westborough
	All Saints Church, Westborough
	Westborough Location within Lincolnshire
OS grid reference	SK851448
• London	105 mi (169 km) SSE
Civil parish	Westborough and Dry Doddington;
District	South Kesteven;
Shire county	Lincolnshire;
Region	East Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NEWARK
Postcode district	NG23
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Sleaford and North Hykeham (UK Parliament constituency);
	List of places UK England Lincolnshire 52°59′40″N 0°43′57″W / 52.99438°N 0.73252°W

Westborough is a village in the civil parish of Westborough and Dry Doddington, in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 1 mile (1.6 km) east from the A1 road and Long Bennington, and 6 miles (10 km) north from Grantham. In 1921 the parish had a population of 132.^[1] On 1 April 1931 the parish was abolished and merged with Dry Doddington to form "Westborough and Dry Doddington".^[2]

Nearby to the north is Dry Doddington. The Viking Way and River Witham pass through the village.

The name 'Westborough' means 'west fortification'.^[3]

The village Grade I listed Anglican church is dedicated to All Saints.^[4]

References

^ "Population statistics Westborough AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
^ "Relationships and changes Westborough AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
^ "Key to English Place-names".
^ Historic England. "All Saints (1253495)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 July 2012.

External links

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Parish Council (shared with Dry Doddington)
Village information

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[1] "Population statistics Westborough AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 12 January 2024.

[2] "Relationships and changes Westborough AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 12 January 2024.

[3] "Key to English Place-names".

[4] Historic England. "All Saints (1253495)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 July 2012.

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