Billingborough

Billingborough
Church of St Andrew, Billingborough
Billingborough
Billingborough shown within Lincolnshire
Population	1,401 (Including Birthorpe. 2011 census)
OS grid reference	TF116342
• London	95 mi (153 km) S
Civil parish	Billingborough
District	South Kesteven
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SLEAFORD
Postcode district	NG34
Dialling code	01529
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Grantham and Stamford
List of places UK England Lincolnshire 52°53′37″N 0°20′25″W / 52.893649°N 0.340233°W / 52.893649; -0.340233Coordinates: 52°53′37″N 0°20′25″W / 52.893649°N 0.340233°W / 52.893649; -0.340233

Billingborough is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 10 miles (16 km) north from Bourne and 10 miles south from Sleaford, and on the B1177 between Horbling and Pointon just south of the A52.

The name of the village comes from the post-Roman Billings tribe of invaders.

The school name, Aveland, is taken from a pre-conquest Wapentake of that name, dating back to 921. The Wapentake extended from Bourne to Threekingham.

The area was populous in the Middle Ages, and included the lost village of Ouseby. and shrunken village of Birthorpe.

St Andrew's Church dates to the 13th century and is in a mixture of Perpendicular Gothic and Decorated styles.

The village was formerly served by the Billingboro and Horbling railway station.

Billingborough is positioned at the edge of The Fens. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,098 in 461 households. By 2011 both figures had risen, to 1401 & 591 respectively.

The village has a pre-school, a primary school and Aveland High School, formerly a secondary modern school. In January 2010 the Aveland school merged with a Sleaford school to form St George's Academy. The catchment area for the secondary school spans the boundary of North Kesteven and South Kesteven, with many pupils living just south of Sleaford. Most Lincolnshire school catchment areas do not span district boundaries.

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