Billingborough

Coordinates: 52°53′37″N 0°20′25″W / 52.893649°N 0.340233°W / 52.893649; -0.340233
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Billingborough
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSLEAFORD
Postcode districtNG34
Dialling code01529
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Lincolnshire
52°53′37″N 0°20′25″W / 52.893649°N 0.340233°W / 52.893649; -0.340233

Billingborough is a village and

B1177 between Horbling and Pointon just south of the A52
.

History

The village is named after the post-Roman

Decorated styles.[6]

On a Saturday in 1791 a six-hour football match between the 'bachelors' of Osbournby and Billingboroough was played at Osbournby field. Billingborough won and were distinguished by the wearing of blue ribbons.[7]

Community

Billingborough is positioned at the edge of The Fens. According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 1,098 in 461 households.[8] By 2011 both figures had risen, to 1,401.[1]

The village has a single primary school.[9] There formerly existed a secondary modern school, The Aveland High School,[10] which opened in 1963 but closed in January 2010 to merge with a Sleaford school to form St George's Academy.[11] The high school was later demolished[12] and the site redeveloped for housing.[13]

Main article: St Andrew's Church, Billingborough

The parish church is dedicated to

St Andrew. Under the Diocese of Lincoln, the ecclesiastical parish is part of The Billingborough Group in the Lafford Deanery. As of 2014, the priest-in-charge is Rev Anna Sorensen.[14]

Billingborough has a small number of shops on High Street as well as a

public house called the "Fortescue Arms".[15] There is also an Army Cadet Force detachment next to the St George's Academy site. It is part of the Lincolnshire Army Cadet Force[16] and wears the cap badge of the Royal Engineers. The village Billingborough Horbling and Threekingham Cricket Club gained entry into the ECB Lincs Premier League in 2013.[citation needed
]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b "Billingborough". 2011 census. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Billingborough Parish Council".
  3. ^ Historic England. "Billingborough and Horbling station (498482)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  4. ^ Historic England. "Ouseby (350961)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  5. ^ Historic England. "Birthorpe (351023)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  6. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Andrew (350971)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  7. ^ "Saturday". Stamford Mercury. 6 May 1791. p. 3.
  8. ^ "Neighbourhood statistics". 2001 census. Office for national statistics. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  9. ^ "Billingborough Primary School".
  10. ^ "The Aveland High School – GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  11. ^ "St. George's Academy web site".
  12. ^ "Asbestos Removal and Demolition – Aveland School – Billingborough – Projects". art-demolition.co.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Planning application – s14/1316". southkesteven.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 24 October 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  14. ^ "Billingborough P C C". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011., Diocese of Lincoln
  15. ^ George and Dragon Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ Lincolnshire ACF
  17. ^ "Eric Houghton"; Cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 14 April 2012

External links

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