Leasingham is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated less than 2 miles (3 km) north from Sleaford, and just off the A15. The hamlet of Roxholm lies to the north. When combined with Rauceby figures, there are a total of 916 households as of 2011.[1] The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,584.[2]
  Leasingham Location within Lincolnshire | |
| Population | 1,584 (2011) |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference | TF059485 |
| • London | 110 mi (180 km) S |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Sleaford |
| Postcode district | NG34 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
The B1209 passes through the village to join the A153 further east, passing across Leasingham Moor. Close by to the west is RAF Cranwell. The A15 used to run through the village on Captain's Hill until the 1950s.
Captain's Hill takes its name from the local landowner, Captain Richard Wharton-Myddleton, who had been an ensign at the battle of Waterloo. He lived in Leasingham Hall (built about 1836) now a Grade II listed house.[3] On 4 January 2022, this hall had a renovation to transform it into 6 flats, however work could not begin initially due to safety concerns over tree preservation.[4]
Other buildings in the village include the church of St Andrews, a Wesleyan chapel, manor house, village hall and a row of alms houses. The local school is St Andrew's C.E. Primary School, which partners with Carre's Grammar School using its Outreach programme.[5] The playing fields include a bowls club and cricket pitch.
Amenities include the Duke of Wellington public house, Busy Bees Preschool, a post office shop, corner shop, farm shop, and two hairdressers.
A local bus service runs every hour to Sleaford, with links to Lincoln, Grantham, Nottingham and Skegness.[6]
Scout Group
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The local scout group is 1st Leasingham Scouts and is held in St Andrew's Primary School's main hall.[7] The group is run by a selection of leaders and young leaders, split into beavers, cubs and scouts.[8] The necker colours are red and blue.
The group takes part in remembrance service in Leasingham and St George's Day parades in Sleaford.[9] The beavers on 17 April 2016 were invited round Sleaford Tesco Superstore to learn how their food is prepared as part of their farm2fork programme.[10] And as part of Poacher 2022, both the beavers and cubs were invited to take part in Junior Poacher 2022[11] which involved a more limited version of the main event but still including activities like water zorbs and climbing walls. Whereas the scouts section took part in the whole event.
References
edit- ^ Services, Good Stuff IT. "Population Density | Leasingham and Rauceby - UK Census Data 2011". UK Census Data. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ^ Historic England. "LEASINGHAM HALL, Leasingham (1254207)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ Mann, Sebastian (12 January 2022). "Grade-II listed hall to be transformed into flats". LincolnshireLive. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "St Andrews Primary School - PE Premium". www.st-andrews.lincs.sch.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "Leasingham – bustimes.org". bustimes.org. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "1st Leasingham Scout Group". 1stleasinghamscout.business.site. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "1st Leasingham Scouts Twitter page". Twitter. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "Nostalgia: Scouts, Cubs and Beavers mark their patron saint's day". www.lincolnshireworld.com. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "1st Leasingham Beavers Tesco farm2fork". Twitter. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "1st Leasingham Beavers at Junior Poacher 2022". Twitter. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
External links
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Media related to Leasingham at Wikimedia Commons- St Andrews C.E. Primary School Website
- Leasingham War Memorial
- 1st Leasingham Scout Group Twitter
