| Donington | |
St Mary and the Holy Rood church, Donington |
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Donington
Donington shown within Lincolnshire |
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| OS grid reference | TF 21280 35586 |
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| District | South Holland |
| Shire county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Spalding |
| Postcode district | PE11 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | South Holland and The Deepings |
| List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire | |
Donington is a village and civil parish in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies 8 miles (13 km) north of the market town of Spalding on the A152, and is bypassed by the A52. The parish includes the hamlet of Northorpe,[1] and falls within the drainage area of the Black Sluice Internal Drainage Board.[2] Donington is the birthplace of the explorer Matthew Flinders.
Donnington Grade I listed Anglican parish church is dedicated to St Mary and the Holy Rood.[3] The church is almost a complete combination of early Decorated and late Perpendicular style. Its chancel, however, is mainly Early English. The church tower and spire rise to 240 feet.[4]
Thomas Cowley School, parts of which are Grade II listed,[5][6] was founded by Thomas Cowley in 1701 to teach twenty poor children to read and write.[4] Explorer Matthew Flinders studied at the school (now called Thomas Cowley High School[7]) as did Lord (Donald) Bruce of Donington, a Labour peer who helped establish the NHS.
The village has three pubs: the Queen Inn, the Black Swan and the Black Bull. There is also a Coop in the Market Place.
Donnington has football teams for two age groups: Old Doningtonians for over sixteens, and Young Dons (established in 1996) for under sixteens; both play in the Saturday Boston League and the Mid-Lincolnshire Junior League.