Holland Fen with Brothertoft
Parish in Boston, Lincolnshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.022, -0.126 |
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| OS grid ref: | TF 25 48 |
| Dialling code: | 01205 (Boston) |
Holland Fen with Brothertoft is a small, low-lying agricultural parish on the reclaimed marshes north‑west of Boston in Lincolnshire, set in the wider landscape of The Fens. The character of the area is defined by flat arable fields, a dense network of drains, dykes and pumping stations that keep the land cultivable, and a pattern of scattered farms and small hamlets rather than a single large village; its economy is dominated by cereal and vegetable production, reflecting the fertile peat and silt soils.
Historically the parish sits within the story of fen drainage and reclamation, with engineered waterways and sea‑defences reshaping the land from medieval saltmarsh to productive farmland, and that legacy still shapes local life and heritage. Socially it retains a rural, close‑knit feel with community activities centred on parish institutions and the market town of Boston nearby, while the drainage channels and field margins support a surprising variety of wetland wildlife for visitors and naturalists, with The Wash and its estuarine habitats not far away.
Postcode districts covering Holland Fen with Brothertoft
Most populated places nearby
- Lincoln 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Grantham 22.7 miles36.5 km
- Boston 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Spalding 16.5 miles26.6 km
- Skegness 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Sleaford 12 miles19.3 km
- Louth 24.6 miles39.5 km
- Bourne 20.5 miles33 km
- Market Deeping 24.9 miles40 km
Neighbouring places
- Langriville Parish 1 mile1.6 km
- Swineshead and Holland Fen Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Amber Hill Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Thornton le Fen Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Wildmore Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Claydike Bank Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Hubbert's Bridge Built-up area 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Frithville and Westville Parish 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Kirton Holme Built-up area 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Sibsey & Stickney Ward 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Fenside Ward 4.3 miles6.9 km
- West Ward 4.5 miles7.2 km
Example postcodes in Holland Fen with Brothertoft
LN4 4QG, LN4 4QH, LN4 4QF, PE20 3SX, PE20 3SD, LN4 4QJ, LN4 4PX, PE20 3SW, PE20 3SS … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 48.3 miles77.7 km
- East Midlands Airport 51.8 miles83.3 km
- Hubberts Bridge Railway Station 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Swineshead Railway Station 4.4 miles7.1 km
Hotels near Holland Fen with Brothertoft Ad
- Boston West Hotel 3 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Carpenters Arms 5.1 miles8.1 km
- No. Twenty Hotel & Bar 3 5.1 miles8.2 km
- The Quayside Hotel and Bar 4 5.5 miles8.8 km
- The Old Kings Head 7.1 miles11.4 km
- The Stanley Hotel 3 5.3 miles8.5 km
- The Arundell Hotel 3 5.2 miles8.3 km
- The Finch Hatton Arms 4 8.5 miles13.7 km
- The White Hart Hotel, Boston, Lincolsnhire 4 5.3 miles8.5 km
- The Lord Grey Hotel 4 6.3 miles10.1 km
Local points of interest
- Swineshead Abbey Historic site 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Revesby Abbey Historic site 9 miles14.5 km
- Haverholme Priory Historic site 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Lincolnshire Heritage Aviation Museum Museum 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Stixwould Priory Historic site 11.9 miles19.2 km