Horncastle
Ward in East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.182, -0.106 |
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| OS grid ref: | TF 26 66 |
The Horncastle ward sits at the heart of the market town of Horncastle in the district of East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England. Nestled on the banks of the River Bain and close to the rolling hills of the Lincolnshire Wolds, it occupies a convenient position on routes towards the east coast and about twenty miles east of Lincoln.
Locally the area is known for a compact historic high street of Georgian and Victorian façades, a long-standing market tradition and a surprising concentration of antique shops and independent traders. The ward’s economy leans on retail, farming and visitor trade, while community life centres on regular markets, fairs and small-scale cultural events that celebrate the town’s market-town heritage and its access to the surrounding countryside.
Postcode districts covering Horncastle
Most populated places nearby
- Lincoln 18.8 miles
- Boston 14.7 miles
- Skegness 17.9 miles
- Sleaford 17.9 miles
- Louth 13.7 miles
- Mablethorpe 18.7 miles
- Mablethorpe and Sutton 17.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Scrivelsby Parish 0.4 miles
- Horncastle Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Haltham Parish 1.9 miles
- Roughton Parish 2 miles
- Mareham on the Hill Parish 2 miles
- Langton Parish 2.3 miles
- Claxby with Moorby Parish 2.3 miles
- High Toynton Parish 2.3 miles
- Wood Enderby Parish 2.4 miles
- Hameringham Parish 2.5 miles
- Low Toynton Parish 2.7 miles
- Thimbleby Parish 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Horncastle
LN9 6AF, LN9 6BQ, LN9 6EQ, LN9 6DS, LN9 6EJ, LN9 5JQ, LN9 5HY, LN9 6NH, LN9 5HU … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 42.5 miles
- East Midlands Airport 56.3 miles
- Metheringham Railway Station 12.2 miles
- Thorpe Culvert Railway Station 13.3 miles
Hotels near Horncastle Ad
- The Admiral Rodney Hotel, Horncastle, Lincolnshire 4 1.9 miles
- The Red Lion 4 3.8 miles
- Petwood Hotel 3 5 miles
- The Inn at Woodhall Spa 3 4.9 miles
- The Golf Hotel Woodhall Spa 3 4.8 miles
- The Leagate Inn 4 5.2 miles
- The Dower House Hotel 4 4.6 miles
- The White Hart Inn 2 6.5 miles
- The Hundleby Inn 3 7.6 miles
- Red lion Inn Partney 4 9 miles
Schools in Horncastle
- Horncastle Primary School Primary
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle Secondary
- St Lawrence School Special
- The Banovallum School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Revesby Abbey Historic site 3.6 miles
- Lincolnshire Heritage Aviation Museum Museum 5.2 miles
- Stixwould Priory Historic site 5.9 miles
- Legbourne Priory Historic site 12.4 miles
- Greenfield Priory Historic site 12.5 miles
- Haverholme Priory Historic site 14.5 miles
- Louth Park Abbey Historic site 14.7 miles
- Swineshead Abbey Historic site 16.2 miles
- Market Rasen Racecourse Recreation 16.2 miles
- Sincil Bank Stadium 18.2 miles