Dorrington
Parish in North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.062, -0.38 |
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| OS grid ref: | TF 08 52 |
| Population: | 344 |
Dorrington is a small village and civil parish in the largely rural district of North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England, set among gently rolling arable fields and hedged lanes. The settlement retains a compact, traditionally built feel with a scattering of historic houses and farmsteads that reflect its agricultural landscape.
Life in Dorrington is quietly village-centred: farming remains important to the local economy while many residents commute to nearby market towns and the city of Lincoln for work and services. The community is noted for its local social life and occasional village events, and the surrounding countryside offers easy walking and a sense of longstanding rural continuity.
Postcode districts covering Dorrington
Most populated places nearby
- Lincoln 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Grantham 15 miles24.2 km
- Newark-on-Trent 17.6 miles28.4 km
- Boston 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Spalding 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Sleaford 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Bourne 20.4 miles32.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Dorrington Built-up area 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Ruskington Built-up area 1.3 miles2 km
- Digby Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Anwick Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Rowston Parish 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Ashby de la Launde, Digby & Scopwick Ward 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Ashby de la Launde and Bloxholm Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Roxholm Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Leasingham Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Ashby de la Launde Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Scopwick Built-up area 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Ewerby and Evedon Parish 3.5 miles5.6 km
Example postcodes in Dorrington
LN4 3PY, LN4 3QA, LN4 3PZ, LN4 3PX, LN4 3PU, LN4 3QB
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 38.8 miles62.5 km
- East Midlands Airport 42.6 miles68.5 km
- Ruskington Railway Station 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Sleaford Railway Station 4.8 miles7.7 km
Hotels near Dorrington Ad
- The Finch Hatton Arms 4 4.1 miles6.6 km
- The Carre Arms Hotel 4 4.8 miles7.7 km
- The Solo No 1 Bank Chambers 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Marquis of Granby 4.4 miles7.1 km
- The Royal Oak 6.8 miles10.9 km
- The Dower House Hotel 4 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Woodland Waters 9 miles14.4 km
- Petwood Hotel 3 9.4 miles15.1 km
- The Inn at Woodhall Spa 3 9.3 miles15 km
Local points of interest
- Haverholme Priory Historic site 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Stixwould Priory Historic site 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Swineshead Abbey Historic site 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Sincil Bank Stadium 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Revesby Abbey Historic site 14.9 miles24 km
- Lincolnshire Heritage Aviation Museum Museum 16.6 miles26.7 km
- Vaudey Abbey Historic site 19.8 miles31.8 km