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 miles21.2 km
- Grantham 11 miles17.8 km
- Newark-on-Trent 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Boston 19.2 miles30.9 km
- Spalding 22.1 miles35.5 km
- Sleaford 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Bourne 19.2 miles30.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Cranwell, Brauncewell and Byard's Leap Parish 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Brauncewell Built-up area 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Byard's Leap Built-up area 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Roxholm Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- North Rauceby Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Leasingham Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Cranwell, Leasingham & Wilsford Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Temple Bruer with Temple High Grange Parish 3.1 miles4.9 km
- South Rauceby Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- Sleaford Westholme Ward 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Sleaford Holdingham Ward 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Ashby de la Launde and Bloxholm Parish 3.4 miles5.4 km
Example postcodes in Cranwell
NG34 8DJ, NG34 8DE, NG34 8BY, NG34 8HJ, NG34 8HG, NG34 8EL, NG34 8HZ, NG34 8HU, NG34 8HP … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 37.7 miles60.6 km
- East Midlands Airport 38.2 miles61.5 km
- Rauceby Railway Station 3.7 miles6 km
- Sleaford Railway Station 4 miles6.5 km
Hotels near Cranwell Ad
- The Carre Arms Hotel 4 4.1 miles6.6 km
- The Solo No 1 Bank Chambers 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Woodland Waters 4.9 miles7.9 km
- The Finch Hatton Arms 4 6.4 miles10.2 km
- Marquis of Granby 3.8 miles6.1 km
- The Royal Oak 8.7 miles14.1 km
- Belton Woods Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort 4 9 miles14.5 km
- The Olde Barn Sure Hotel Collection 3 9.4 miles15.2 km
Schools in Cranwell
- Cranwell Primary School (Foundation) Primary
Local points of interest
- Haverholme Priory Historic site 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Sincil Bank Stadium 12.8 miles20.5 km
- Stixwould Priory Historic site 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Swineshead Abbey Historic site 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Kelham Hills Forest 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Vaudey Abbey Historic site 17.7 miles28.5 km
- Southwell Racecourse Recreation 17.9 miles28.9 km
- Revesby Abbey Historic site 19.3 miles31 km
- Dukes Wood Forest 19.4 miles31.2 km