Ruskington
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Ruskington is a large village in the county of Lincolnshire, in England. The population is 5,169 with 2,177 dwellings.
It has two primary schools - Chestnut Street School and Winchelsea Primary School, and one secondary school - Cotelands. There is a train station, which is on the Peterborough to Lincoln Line. Trains do not run on Sundays. The village is notable for its parish church as well as its 'beck', a stream which runs the length of the high street. The Ruskington Beck splits the high street into High Street north, a two way road, and High Street South, a one-way service road designed only for deliveries to the shops along its length. The Beck is notable for flooding on a regular basis after heavy rain. The church is called All Saints.
There are a number of shops, including a Coop, on the high street as well as a large garden centre Ruskington Garden Centre, three pubs and a village hall in other areas of the village. Pubs are the Shoulder of Mutton Inn, the Red Lion and the Black Bull.
Ruskington is the home of Abi Titmuss, while Bernie Taupin was born in nearby Anwick
The main employer in Ruskington is the George Adams pork products factory, which produces mainly sausages and pies. It employs a high number of students and temporary workers over the busy summer and Christmas periods to deal with seasonal high demand for meat products.
Ruskington is approximately four miles north of Sleaford, and nearly 20 miles from Grantham, Boston and Lincoln, the main surrounding settlements. The landscape is significantly flat.
Ruskington has a spoof village newsletter, The Ruskington Village Crier, published monthly by a local resident, focusing on fictional events in Ruskington. All profits go to local charities including the Lincolnshire Air Ambulance Service, and you can buy the newsletter in several outlets in the village.
