Witham[2] is a suburb[3][4] and ward[5] of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England. The population of the City of Lincoln ward at the 2021 census was 8,136. The ward is one of the eleven electoral districts within the City of Lincoln Council.
| Witham | |
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Clockwise from top: Hykeham Road, Swallowbeck Church & Brant Road | |
  Witham Location within Lincolnshire | |
| Population | 8,136 (2021 Census Ward Profile)[1] |
| • London | 157 mi (253 km) S |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Lincoln |
| Postcode district | LN6 |
| Dialling code | 01522 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
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Geography
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The ward encompasses the southern portion of Lincoln.[6] It lies close to the boundary with the town of North Hykeham and villages of Bracebridge Heath, Canwick and Waddington.[7] It covers the suburbs of Bracebridge Low Fields and Swallowbeck, which are separated from the River Witham which runs between them to Lincoln City Centre.
Demographics
editAt the 2021 census, the ward profile population was 8,136. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:
| Witham: Ethnicity: 2021 Census | |||||||||||||
| Ethnic group | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 7,832 | 96.3% | |||||||||||
| Asian or Asian British | 135 | 1.7% | |||||||||||
| Mixed | 99 | 1.2% | |||||||||||
| Black or Black British | 44 | 0.5% | |||||||||||
| Other Ethnic Group | 20 | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| Arab | 6 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 8,136 | 100% | |||||||||||
The religious composition of the ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:
| Witham: Religion: 2021 Census | |||||||||||||
| Religious | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian | 4,024 | 52.2% | |||||||||||
| Irreligious | 3,542 | 45.9% | |||||||||||
| Muslim | 66 | 0.9% | |||||||||||
| Other religion | 34 | 0.4% | |||||||||||
| Hindu | 25 | 0.3% | |||||||||||
| Buddhist | 15 | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| Jewish | 6 | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| Sikh | 3 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 8,136 | 100% | |||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Witham (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ Spree, Alan (15 August 2022). Lincoln: The Postcard Collection. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0835-6.
- ^ "Our History | Witham Fourth District Internal Drainage Board". Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ "The Witham Corridor". Lincolnshire Life. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ Club, Saturday Walkers. "Witham (Lincoln) ward map - SWC". Saturday Walkers Club. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ Reports of the Medical Officer of the Privy Council and Local Government Board [Great Britain]. 1905/06 suppl. H.M. Stationery Office. 1907.
- ^ Committee, Commonwealth Shipping (1920). Report. H.M. Stationery Office.
