West Deeping

West Deeping
King Street, West Deeping
West Deeping  West Deeping shown within Lincolnshire
Population	255 (2011)
OS grid reference	TF109092
– London	85 mi (137 km)  S
District	South Kesteven
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PETERBOROUGH
Postcode district	PE6
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	South Holland and The Deepings (UK Parliament constituency)
List of places UK England Lincolnshire

Coordinates: 52°40′12″N 0°21′41″W / 52.670042°N 0.36136664°W

West Deeping is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 255.^[1] It is situated on the A1175 road, 5 miles (8 km) east from Stamford and 2 miles (3.2 km) west from Market Deeping. It is the smallest of The Deepings group of villages^[2] situated around the A1175 road. Village population is 277.

Nave of St Andrew's Church, West Deeping

The Roman Road of King Street passes through the village and crosses the A16.

The church of St Andrew dates back to the 13th century, with further additions in 1676 and 1803 and a restoration in 1876-77, and is Early English, Decorated and Perpendicular in style.^[3] It is part of The Uffington Group of the Deanery of Stamford, in the Diocese of Lincoln.^[4][5]

The village public house is the Red Lion.

References

1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
2. "West Deeping"; Westdeeping.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2012
3. Historic England. "St Andrew's church (350202)". PastScape. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
4. "West Deeping P C C"; Diocese of Lincoln. Retrieved 6 July 2012
5. "Uffington Group website"; Uffingtongroup.org.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2012

External links

• Media related to West Deeping at Wikimedia Commons
• "West Deeping"; Homepages.which.net. Retrieved 6 July 2012
• TF10900862 St Andrew's Church