Scampton
| Scampton | |
 Church of St John the Baptist, Scampton |
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  Scampton Scampton shown within Lincolnshire | |
| Population | 825 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | SK949793 |
| - London | 130 mi (210 km) S |
| District | West Lindsey |
| Shire county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | LN1 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Gainsborough |
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Scampton is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 5 miles (8.0 km) north from Lincoln, 10 miles (16.1 km) south-east from Gainsborough, and west from the A15 road.
In the civil parish, between the village and the A15, is RAF Scampton. The airfield first opened in 1916 as Home Defence Flight Station Brattleby, becoming Scampton the following year, and then closing in 1919; it re-opened in 1936 as RAF Scampton.[1]
The Dambusters Inn on High Street contains RAF and Second World War memorabilia.[2]
Scampton church of St John the Baptist is mainly 18th-century with parts from the 17th century. In its churchyard are buried many war dead, British Commonwealth and German.[3]
The village school is Scampton Church of England Primary School, which dates from 1870.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ "RAF Scampton". Mysteriousbritain.co.uk. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ↑ "Dambusters pub back in business"; Thisislincolnshire.co.uk. Retrieved 21 May 2012
- ↑ "Commonwealth War Graves Commission"; Commonwealth War Graves www.cwgc.org retrieved 18 April 2013
External links
Media related to Scampton at Wikimedia Commons
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