Moulton, Lincolnshire
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 East Window, All Saints' Church, Moulton |
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| Moulton shown within Lincolnshire | |
| Population | 3,504 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | TF306240 |
| • London | 90 mi (140 km) S |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SPALDING |
| Postcode district | PE12 |
| Dialling code | 01406 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Moulton is a village and civil parish in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the B1537 road, 5 miles (8.0 km) east from the centre of Spalding and 3.5 miles (5.6 km) west from Holbeach.
Moulton is the primary village of an extensive Fenland parish, over 16 miles (26 km) in length. The civil parish includes the smaller villages of Moulton Chapel, Moulton Seas End and Moulton Eaugate. The separate village of Moulton Chapel is about 2 miles (3 km) south of Moulton and a similar distance east of Cowbit.
Moulton Grammar School was founded through an endowment given in the will of John Harrox (died 1561) who was steward to Sir John Harrington of Weston. The School opened in 1562 with ten pupils and continued to educate boys until 1939 when it merged with Spalding Grammar School. Some school buildings still exist but are now private residences. John Harrox is commemorated in the name of the Primary School and the Moulton Harrox sports club. The Moulton Harrox Educational Foundation uses income from the management of more than 200 acres (0.81 km2) to support the education of young people of the district. Old boys of the Grammar School included:
Moulton railway station closed to passengers in 1959. The station buildings remain but are now private residences although some of the old platform structures still exist.
During the 1970s Moulton was home to an astronomical observatory that was relocated to Sussex in the early 1980s.
On 28 July 2005, a mini-tornado swept through the village, damaging the church roof and some other properties in the vicinity, depositing glass tens of metres away.
On 19 July 2016, a shooting occurred in nearby Spalding. The gunman, Lance Hart, and two victims, Claire and Charlotte Hart, were residents of Moulton. Following the attack, Lincolnshire Police raided their family home on Hatt Close in the village.
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