Blankney
Parish in North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.142, -0.375 |
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| OS grid ref: | TF 08 61 |
| Dialling code: | 01526 (Martin) |
Blankney is a small rural village and civil parish in North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England, set within gently rolling arable farmland and pockets of parkland and woodland. The settlement is dominated by the presence of a historic country estate and associated park, and its landscape lends itself to walking and wildlife watching rather than intensive urban activity.
Locally the economy and social life revolve around agriculture, the estate and a close‑knit village community, with a handful of historic buildings and a parish church reflecting medieval and later country‑house influences. It feels typically Lincolnshire in character: quiet, sparsely populated and shaped by centuries of rural land use and local traditions.
Postcode districts covering Blankney
Most populated places nearby
- Lincoln 9.3 miles
- Grantham 19.4 miles
- Newark-on-Trent 18.4 miles
- Boston 18.5 miles
- Gainsborough 24.1 miles
- Sleaford 10.1 miles
- Louth 22.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Metheringham Rural Ward 0.6 miles
- Metheringham Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Dunston Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Nocton Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Martin Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Scopwick Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Timberland Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Rowston Parish 3.4 miles
- Potter Hanworth Parish 3.4 miles
- Potterhanworth Built-up area 3.4 miles
- Ashby de la Launde Built-up area 4.1 miles
- Walcott Built-up area 4.2 miles
Example postcodes in Blankney
LN10 6AB, LN5 0AT, LN4 3AZ, LN4 3AN, LN4 3BE, LN4 3RA, LN4 3BQ, LN10 6XH, LN4 3BG … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 35 miles
- East Midlands Airport 45.1 miles
- Metheringham Railway Station 0.7 miles
- Ruskington Railway Station 7 miles
Hotels in Blankney Ad
Local points of interest
- Stixwould Priory Historic site 5.8 miles
- Haverholme Priory Historic site 7.8 miles
- Sincil Bank Stadium 8.6 miles
- Revesby Abbey Historic site 13.6 miles
- Lincolnshire Heritage Aviation Museum Museum 15.5 miles
- Swineshead Abbey Historic site 16.5 miles
- Market Rasen Racecourse Recreation 16.7 miles