Heighington
Parish in North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.212, -0.437 |
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| OS grid ref: | TF 04 69 |
| Population: | 6,414 |
| Dialling code: | 01522 (Lincoln) |
The village and civil parish of Heighington sits amid gently undulating arable farmland in North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, offering a quiet rural character of hedgerows, farmsteads and a small residential community. Local activity is largely agricultural, supplemented by a handful of village businesses and reliance on nearby market towns and the city of Lincoln for wider shops and services.
It has the familiar features of a long-established Lincolnshire settlement - a historic parish church, older cottages and listed farm buildings - and an engaged community that uses a village hall, green and playing field for events and clubs. The parish appeals to people seeking countryside living with relatively easy commuting links to regional centres and the county’s cultural facilities.
Postcode districts covering Heighington
Most populated places nearby
- Lincoln 4.9 miles
- Grantham 22.4 miles
- Newark-on-Trent 18 miles
- Boston 23.7 miles
- Retford 22.3 miles
- Gainsborough 18.9 miles
- Sleaford 14.8 miles
- Louth 21.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Washingborough Parish 1 mile
- Washingborough and Heighington Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Branston and Mere Parish 1.2 miles
- Heighington & Washingborough Ward 1.3 miles
- Fiskerton Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Branston Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Potterhanworth Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Cherry Willingham Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Potter Hanworth Parish 2.4 miles
- Reepham Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Greetwell Parish 2.9 miles
- North Greetwell Built-up area 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Heighington
LN4 1RR, LN4 1TY, LN4 1ST, LN4 1JB, LN4 1RN, LN4 1QH, LN4 1JH, LN4 1SU, LN4 1JR … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 29.9 miles
- East Midlands Airport 45.4 miles
- Lincoln Central Railway Station 4.3 miles
- Metheringham Railway Station 5.4 miles
Hotels near Heighington Ad
- The Old Lodge Guest House 4 4.1 miles
- Washingborough Hall Hotel 4 1.8 miles
- The Rest Hotel 4 4.4 miles
- Tower Hotel 3 4.6 miles
- Exchequergate 3 4.4 miles
- The White Hart Hotel Lincoln 4 4.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Lincoln City Centre 3 4.8 miles
- The Castle Hotel 3 4.5 miles
- Charlotte House 4.6 miles
- Holiday Inn Lincoln 4 4.7 miles
Schools in Heighington
- Heighington Millfield Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Sincil Bank Stadium 4.3 miles
- Stixwould Priory Historic site 8.2 miles
- Market Rasen Racecourse Recreation 12.8 miles
- Haverholme Priory Historic site 13.1 miles
- Heynings Priory Historic site 15.7 miles
- Revesby Abbey Historic site 16.8 miles
- Lincolnshire Heritage Aviation Museum Museum 18.7 miles
- Kelham Hills Forest 19.4 miles