Cranwell
Built-up area in North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.037, -0.477 |
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| OS grid ref: | TF 02 49 |
| Population: | 1,372 |
| Dialling code: | 01529 (Sleaford) |
Cranwell is a small village in the district of North Kesteven, in rural Lincolnshire, England. It sits amid gentle arable farmland a few miles north of Sleaford, so the landscape is typically low-key and agricultural, with lanes, hedgerows and a quiet village character rather than urban bustle.
The village is best known for the large military presence: RAF Cranwell and the Royal Air Force College give the area a distinctive historic and social flavour, with officer training, ceremonial parades and a steady turnover of service families shaping the local economy and community life. Outside the base the economy remains rooted in farming and local services, but the airfield and its early 20th‑century aviation history make Cranwell notable well beyond its size.
Postcode districts covering Cranwell
Most populated places nearby
- Lincoln 13.2 miles
- Grantham 11 miles
- Newark-on-Trent 13.8 miles
- Boston 19.2 miles
- Spalding 22.1 miles
- Sleaford 3.8 miles
- Bourne 19.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Cranwell, Brauncewell and Byard's Leap Parish 0.4 miles
- Brauncewell Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Byard's Leap Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Roxholm Parish 1.9 miles
- North Rauceby Parish 2.1 miles
- Leasingham Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Cranwell, Leasingham & Wilsford Ward 2.4 miles
- Temple Bruer with Temple High Grange Parish 3.1 miles
- South Rauceby Parish 3.1 miles
- Sleaford Westholme Ward 3.2 miles
- Sleaford Holdingham Ward 3.3 miles
- Ashby de la Launde and Bloxholm Parish 3.4 miles
Example postcodes in Cranwell
NG34 8XA, NG34 8DD, NG34 8HZ, NG34 8EP, NG34 8DE, NG34 8FN, NG34 8XG, NG34 8FJ, NG34 8RR … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 37.7 miles
- East Midlands Airport 38.2 miles
- Rauceby Railway Station 3.7 miles
- Sleaford Railway Station 4 miles
Hotels near Cranwell Ad
- Travelodge Sleaford 3 2.8 miles
- Cosy and Secluded Brook-side Lodge 2 3.4 miles
- The Carre Arms Hotel & Restaurant 4 4.1 miles
- Marquis of Granby 3.8 miles
- The Finch Hatton Arms 4 6.4 miles
- Belton Woods Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort 4 9 miles
- 4 Sisters Inn 4 7.9 miles
- Red Lion Dunston 4 8.6 miles
- OYO 4 Sisters Inn 3 8.2 miles
- The Red Lion 3 8.5 miles
Schools in Cranwell
- Cranwell Primary School (Foundation) Primary
Local points of interest
- Haverholme Priory Historic site 5.3 miles
- Sincil Bank Stadium 12.8 miles
- Stixwould Priory Historic site 13.6 miles
- Swineshead Abbey Historic site 15.2 miles
- Kelham Hills Forest 16.7 miles
- Vaudey Abbey Historic site 17.7 miles
- Southwell Racecourse Recreation 17.9 miles
- Revesby Abbey Historic site 19.3 miles
- Dukes Wood Forest 19.4 miles