Winceby

Winceby
Winceby
	Site of Winceby Battlefield
	Winceby Location within Lincolnshire
OS grid reference	TF321681
• London	120 mi (190 km) SSW
Civil parish	Lusby with Winceby;
District	East Lindsey;
Shire county	Lincolnshire;
Region	East Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Horncastle
Postcode district	LN9
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Louth and Horncastle (UK Parliament constituency);
	List of places UK England Lincolnshire 53°11′40″N 0°01′25″W / 53.194365°N 0.023489°W

Winceby is a village in the civil parish of Lusby with Winceby, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.^[1] It is in the Lincolnshire Wolds, and about 5 miles (8.0 km) from both Horncastle and Spilsby.^[2] In 1971 the parish had a population of 24.^[3] On 1 April 1987 the parish was abolished to form "Lusby with Winceby".^[4]

The village is notable for the (Civil War) Battle of Winceby, which took place in 1643, when the Royalist army was defeated by the Roundheads at "Slash Hill".^[5]

There is a church, St Margaret's, and a garage. The village is very close to the Snipe Dales nature reserve and country park, owned by the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust.

References[edit]

^ "Ordnance Survey Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 122 Skegness & Horncastle (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2013. ISBN 9780319229392.
^ "Population statistics Winceby AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
^ "Horncastle Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
^ "Battle of Winceby". www.battlefieldstrust.com. Retrieved 25 March 2016.

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[OSelec-1] "Ordnance Survey Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 18 February 2016.

[OS122-2] Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 122 Skegness & Horncastle (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2013. ISBN 9780319229392.

[3] "Population statistics Winceby AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 23 November 2023.

[4] "Horncastle Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 23 November 2023.

[5] "Battle of Winceby". www.battlefieldstrust.com. Retrieved 25 March 2016.

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v t e Ceremonial county of Lincolnshire
Unitary authorities	North East Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire
Boroughs or districts	Boston East Lindsey Lincoln North Kesteven South Holland South Kesteven West Lindsey
Major settlements (cities in italics)	Alford Barton-upon-Humber Boston Bottesford Bourne Brigg Broughton Burgh le Marsh Caistor Cleethorpes Crowland Crowle Epworth Gainsborough Grantham Grimsby Holbeach Horncastle Immingham Kirton in Lindsey Lincoln Long Sutton Louth Mablethorpe Market Deeping Market Rasen North Hykeham Scunthorpe Skegness Sleaford Spalding Spilsby Stamford Sutton-on-Sea Wainfleet All Saints Woodhall Spa Winterton See also: List of civil parishes in Lincolnshire
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