West Fen
Parish in East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.106, -0.024 |
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| OS grid ref: | TF 32 58 |
| Dialling code: | 01790 (Spilsby) |
West Fen in East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England is typical fenland: very flat, low-lying countryside shaped by centuries of drainage and land reclamation. The parish is dominated by arable fields, straight ditches and embanked drains, giving long, open views and a dispersed pattern of farms and cottages rather than a single nucleated village.
Its economy is largely agricultural, with rich silt and peat soils supporting arable and mixed farming, while the network of watercourses and wet margins attracts wetland birds and local wildlife interest. Social life tends to be quiet and community-focused, linked to parish gatherings and nearby market towns, and the landscape still bears traces of historic land-management practices that tell the story of the fens’ transformation.
Postcode districts covering West Fen
Most populated places nearby
- Lincoln 23.4 miles37.7 km
- Boston 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Spalding 22.9 miles36.8 km
- Skegness 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Sleaford 17.7 miles28.5 km
- Louth 18.3 miles29.4 km
- Mablethorpe 20.2 miles32.4 km
- Mablethorpe and Sutton 19 miles30.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Stickney Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Carrington Parish 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Revesby Parish 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Stickford Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Hagnaby Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- East Kirkby Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Midville Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Mareham le Fen Built-up area 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Sibsey & Stickney Ward 3.2 miles5.2 km
- New Leake Parish 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Coningsby & Mareham Ward 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Wood Enderby Parish 3.9 miles6.2 km
Example postcodes in West Fen
PE22 8BJ, PE22 8BL, PE22 8BE, PE22 7NG, PE22 8BN, PE22 8AS, PE22 8BP, PE22 8BH
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 48.1 miles77.5 km
- East Midlands Airport 57.5 miles92.5 km
- Boston Railway Station 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Thorpe Culvert Railway Station 9.4 miles15.1 km
Hotels near West Fen Ad
- Magpies Restaurant with Rooms 8 miles12.8 km
- The Dower House Hotel 4 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Petwood Hotel 3 8.8 miles14.2 km
- The Admiral Rodney Hotel, Horncastle, Lincolnshire 4 8.1 miles13 km
- Carpenters Arms 8.6 miles13.9 km
- No. Twenty Hotel & Bar 3 8.7 miles14 km
- The Inn at Woodhall Spa 3 8.5 miles13.6 km
- The Quayside Hotel and Bar 4 9.3 miles15 km
- The Stanley Hotel 3 8.9 miles14.4 km
- The Arundell Hotel 3 8.7 miles14.1 km
Local points of interest
- Lincolnshire Heritage Aviation Museum Museum 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Revesby Abbey Historic site 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Stixwould Priory Historic site 10.5 miles17 km
- Swineshead Abbey Historic site 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Greenfield Priory Historic site 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Haverholme Priory Historic site 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Legbourne Priory Historic site 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Louth Park Abbey Historic site 19 miles30.5 km