Ruskington
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| Ruskington | |
  Ruskington shown within Lincolnshire |
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| Population | 5,169 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | North Kesteven |
| Shire county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NOTTINGHAM |
| Postcode district | NG34 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| European Parliament | East Midlands |
| List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire | |
Ruskington is a large village in the county of Lincolnshire, in England on the north-south B1188, just north of the A153. The village has approximately 2,177 dwellings.
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[edit] History
Ruskington's Anglo-Saxon burial ground is situated on the Lincoln Road near the Mill House. The remains of a Roman road also run parallel (west of) to the Lincoln Road, but this is only detailed on aerial photos. Ruskington was recorded in the Domesday Book as Rischintone, in the ancient Flaxwell Wapentake.
[edit] Geography
Ruskington is approximately four miles north of Sleaford, and nearly 20 miles from Newark, Grantham, Boston and Lincoln, the main surrounding settlements. The landscape is significantly flat.
The village is notable for 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.
[edit] Education
[edit] Primary Schools
Chestnut Street School in the east of the village, Winchelsea Primary School to the west of the village.
[edit] Secondary Schools
Cotelands, which is next to Winchelsea Primary School.
[edit] Transport
The B1188 road runs all the way through the village, and terminates a mile south of the village. There is also a railway station, which opened on 1st August 1882, and is on the Peterborough to Lincoln Line. Trains do not run on Sundays. Ruskington is also on a bus route between Sleaford and Lincoln.
[edit] Amenities
[edit] Shops
There are a number of shops, including a Co-op, a card shop, two butchers shops, an optician, bakery, farm shop, two Charity shops, carpet shop, Beckside barbers, a tea/coffee shop, Rose florists, kebab take-away, two Chinese take-aways, an Indian take-away, two fish & chip shops, as well as a large garden centre Ruskington Garden Centre, three pubs, a club, and a village hall. Pubs are the Shoulder of Mutton Inn, the Red Lion both on the High Street and the Black Bull on Rectory Road. The club is called "Potters Bar" and was originally just a snooker hall with a bar, but is now a bar/restaurant with a single snooker table. There is another farm shop outside the village centre, on Priory Road, called Priory Free Range Foods
[edit] Health Care
The Doctor's surgery is situated in Brookside Close, which is behind Lincoln Road. There is also a Veterinary Surgery
[edit] Sport
It has a bowls club, and a village football team called Ruskington Lions.
There is a dance, cheerleading and fitness studio also situated on Brookside Close near the doctors surgery.
[edit] Churches
The village is served by several churches. All Saints Parish Church is perhaps the easiest to find, being sited at the west end of the main shopping area. The Norman Church was built in 1086, replacing an earlier, Anglo Saxon, wooden structure. Parts of the tower are believed to remain from this date but the Chancel portion was built in the 13/14th century. The spire fell down in the early 1620's, but was reseated and restored in 1861. There is also the Ruskington Methodist Church, South Lincs Church (a Pentecostal church formerly known as Emmanuel Christian Centre) and Ruskington Free Church.
[edit] Employment
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.
[edit] Notable residents
[edit] Other
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.
[edit] External links
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