Kirton
Parish in Boston, Lincolnshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.936, -0.072 |
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| OS grid ref: | TF 29 39 |
| Population: | 3,546 |
| Dialling code: | 01205 (Boston) |
Kirton is a large fenland village and civil parish just outside Boston in south Lincolnshire, set on very flat, fertile ground shaped by centuries of drainage and embankment work. The surrounding landscape is typical of The Fens - wide skies, straight drainage channels and rich arable fields - which makes agriculture (cereals, vegetables and horticulture) an important part of the local economy and character.
Despite its rural setting, Kirton has a lively community life centred on village halls, clubs and a few traditional pubs, and retains a number of historic buildings that hint at a long agricultural past and the 17th‑century fen improvements. Its location close to coastal marshes and nature reserves around The Wash gives easy access to notable birdlife and salt‑marsh landscapes, while many residents commute into nearby Boston for work and services.
Postcode districts covering Kirton
Most populated places nearby
- King's Lynn 23.8 miles38.3 km
- Grantham 23.7 miles38.1 km
- Boston 3.3 miles5.2 km
- Wisbech 21.2 miles34 km
- Spalding 11 miles17.8 km
- Skegness 21.8 miles35.1 km
- Sleaford 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Bourne 17.3 miles27.8 km
- Market Deeping 20.3 miles32.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Kirton and Frampton Ward 0.5 miles0.7 km
- Kirton End Built-up area 0.6 miles1 km
- Kirton Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Frampton Parish 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Wyberton Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Sutterton Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- St. Thomas' Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Kirton Holme Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- West Ward 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Five Village Ward 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Staniland Ward 3 miles4.7 km
- Hubbert's Bridge Built-up area 3.2 miles5.1 km
Example postcodes in Kirton
PE20 1ET, PE20 1JW, PE20 1XS, PE20 1AN, PE20 1TF, PE20 1TJ, PE20 1FB, PE20 1EZ, PE20 1BQ … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 52.9 miles85.1 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 54 miles86.9 km
- Hubberts Bridge Railway Station 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Boston Railway Station 3.4 miles5.4 km
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Schools in Kirton
- Kirton Primary School Primary
- Thomas Middlecott Academy Secondary
Local points of interest
- Swineshead Abbey Historic site 3.1 miles5 km
- Haverholme Priory Historic site 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Revesby Abbey Historic site 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Lincolnshire Heritage Aviation Museum Museum 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Stixwould Priory Historic site 18.3 miles29.4 km
- Vaudey Abbey Historic site 19.5 miles31.5 km