Wigtoft
Parish in Boston, Lincolnshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.904, -0.129 |
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| OS grid ref: | TF 25 35 |
| Dialling code: | 01205 (Boston) |
Wigtoft is a small rural village and civil parish in the borough of Boston, Lincolnshire, England, set in the low-lying fenland that characterises this part of the county. The landscape is notably flat and heavily managed by drainage channels and dykes, with long views across arable fields; this gives the area a distinctive agricultural feel and a strong association with farming.
The community is compact and quietly local, with village life historically centred on the parish church and community events rather than on shops or industry; many residents look to nearby Boston for markets and services. Historic elements survive in older buildings and field patterns, and the parish’s economy remains largely agricultural, with seasonal work and a countryside lifestyle defining much of its social character.
Postcode districts covering Wigtoft
Most populated places nearby
- Peterborough 23.2 miles37.4 km
- King's Lynn 24.9 miles40.1 km
- Grantham 21.3 miles34.2 km
- Boston 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Wisbech 20.6 miles33.1 km
- Spalding 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Stamford 22.7 miles36.5 km
- Sleaford 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Bourne 14 miles22.6 km
- Market Deeping 17.3 miles27.8 km
- Whittlesey 24 miles38.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Five Village Ward 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Sutterton Built-up area 1.6 miles2.7 km
- Bicker Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Quadring Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Algarkirk Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Gosberton Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Donington Built-up area 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Donington, Quadring and Gosberton Ward 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Swineshead Built-up area 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Kirton End Built-up area 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Kirton Built-up area 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Kirton and Frampton Ward 3.7 miles5.9 km
Example postcodes in Wigtoft
PE20 2QB, PE20 2NA, PE20 2QE, PE20 2PX, PE20 2NU, PE20 2PU, PE20 2PZ, PE20 2NN, PE20 2PW … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 50.3 miles80.9 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 54 miles86.8 km
- Hubberts Bridge Railway Station 5 miles8.1 km
- Swineshead Railway Station 5.2 miles8.3 km
Hotels near Wigtoft Ad
- The Old Kings Head 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Supreme Inn 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Riverside Inn 4.3 miles6.9 km
- The Quayside Hotel and Bar 4 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Boston West Hotel 3 5 miles8.1 km
- Carpenters Arms 6.8 miles11 km
- No. Twenty Hotel & Bar 3 6.8 miles10.9 km
- The Lord Grey Hotel 4 6.2 miles10 km
- The Red Lion 9 miles14.4 km
- The Stanley Hotel 3 6.6 miles10.7 km
Local points of interest
- Swineshead Abbey Historic site 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Haverholme Priory Historic site 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Vaudey Abbey Historic site 16.4 miles26.3 km
- Revesby Abbey Historic site 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Lincolnshire Heritage Aviation Museum Museum 17.2 miles27.7 km
- Stixwould Priory Historic site 19.6 miles31.6 km