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Saint Swithuns, Long Bennington |
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Long Bennington
Long Bennington shown within Lincolnshire |
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| Population | 1,843 |
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| OS grid reference | SK835445 |
| District | South Kesteven |
| Shire county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWARK |
| Postcode district | NG23 |
| Dialling code | 01400 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Sleaford and North Hykeham |
| List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire | |
Long Bennington is a village in South Kesteven, south Lincolnshire, England. It is equidistant from Newark-on-Trent (Notts) and Grantham, and from the villages of Stubton and Orston. It has a population of 1,847.
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Lying alongside the A1 road, its main street was once the part of the Great North Road from London to Edinburgh until December 1968. The bypass was made from concrete and made a high-pitched musical sound when driving along it. It is now made from tarmac being replaced in 2003 at a cost of £4.4m. The River Witham runs to the east of this linear village. The Viking Way has passed through the south-east of the village since 1997 to avoid a direct crossing of the A1.
Long Bennington Priory was an Alien house granted in 1462 to the priory of Mount Grace.[1] It has three pubs, a Methodist chapel, and an Anglican church, St Swithun's. The pubs are called the Reindeer, Royal Oak and the Wheatsheaf, being conveniently situated for passing motorists. The primary school is well regarded and has had good reports from the Ofsted inspection system. The village had connections with the Younghusband family whose members include the first western man to enter Lhasa. It has a parish council consisting of 11 councillors. It is twinned with the village of Bretteville l'Orgueilleuse in Normandy, France. It has a football team, and a bowls team along with a youth club. Also it is meant to be the last place King Harold of Wessex camped before the Battle of Hastings.