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Deeping St Nicholas church |
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Deeping Saint Nicholas
Deeping Saint Nicholas shown within Lincolnshire |
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| Population | 1,323 [1] |
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| OS grid reference | TF215160 |
| Parish | Deeping St Nicholas |
| District | South Holland |
| Shire county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SPALDING |
| Postcode district | PE11 3 |
| Dialling code | 01775 63 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | South Holland and The Deepings |
| List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire | |
Deeping St Nicholas, near Spalding in Lincolnshire, England is a village on the A16 road between The Deepings and Spalding. Unlike Market Deeping, which is in South Kesteven district, Deeping St Nicholas is in South Holland.
Deeping St Nicholas is also a South Holland civil parish[2][3] which includes the small settlements of Tongue End and Hop Pole, and a number of outlying farms. It has a total population of 1,323.
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The village has a 19th century stone church, the parish church of St Nicholas. The eclesiastical parish is part of the Elloe West Deanery of the Diocese of Lincoln, and part of a group with St John's, Spalding. The shared incumbent is Rev Peter Garland.[4] The Chapel built in 1867, is still open under the minister, Rev. Ann Bossingham. It is part of the South Lincolnshire Circuit of the Methodist Church
At 7 miles (11.3 km) long, the village has the distinction of being the longest in the United Kingdom.
The whole civil parish falls within the drainage area of the Welland and Deepings Internal Drainage Board.[5]
At the Western end of the village is a level crossing for the Lincoln - Peterborough railway line, the site of the former Littleworth railway station. The goods shed there was used for agricultural produce, including transshipment from the narrow gauge potato railway that also crossed the road.
A Primary School opened on 2 January 1877 with a roll of 5 under a Mr Hanley. The current head teacher, Anita Bandey, oversees over 50 children.[6]
Recently, eight large wind turbines, the blades of which are 42 metres (137.8 ft) in length, have been constructed on land to the north of the settlement, causing protest locally. Proponents of the turbines, however, highlight the environmentally friendly nature of the energy that is generated by the turbines, citing strong winds and relatively small local populations as a reason for their construction.
In the 1086 Domesday Book, the village is written as "Estdeping".[7]
From John Marius Wilson's 1872 Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales:
The Church of St Nicholas was built in 1846, when a new parish was formed to supersede the former chapel of ease of Spalding. The church was built by Charles Kirk, an architect from Sleaford,[8] in Decorated style common in older surrounding churches. The Parish is, in modern times, again managed from St Johns, Spalding restoring the medieval situation. The village name Deeping St Nicholas appears to date from this same time, explaining why the railway station is called Littleworth.
Most employment remains in agriculture. Other businesses are:
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