Sleaford
Built-up area in North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.999, -0.412 |
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| OS grid ref: | TF 06 45 |
| Population: | 17,359 |
| Dialling code: | 01529 |
Sleaford is a market town and the administrative centre of North Kesteven in Lincolnshire, England, sited on the gentle valley of the River Slea. It has medieval origins and expanded in the 18th–19th centuries with coaching, canal and railway links, leaving a mix of Georgian and Victorian buildings; the surrounding economy is still rooted in agriculture alongside light engineering, local services and commuters travelling to Lincoln and beyond.
Today Sleaford has a lively community feel with regular markets, an active arts scene including craft and exhibition spaces, independent shops and cafés, and easy access to the attractive Lincolnshire countryside. Its proximity to RAF Cranwell and a number of heritage sites gives it a blend of military, historic and rural character that many visitors and residents find appealing.
Postcode districts covering Sleaford
Most populated places nearby
- Lincoln 16.5 miles26.6 km
- Grantham 11.2 miles18.1 km
- Newark-on-Trent 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Boston 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Spalding 18.3 miles29.4 km
- Stamford 23.8 miles38.3 km
- Bourne 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Market Deeping 22.2 miles35.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Sleaford Castle Ward 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Sleaford Navigation Ward 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Sleaford Westholme Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Sleaford Quarrington & Mareham Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Sleaford Holdingham Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Kirkby la Thorpe Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Greylees Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Leasingham Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Cranwell, Leasingham & Wilsford Ward 2 miles3.1 km
- Silk Willoughby Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Burton Pedwardine Parish 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Roxholm Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
Example postcodes in Sleaford
NG34 7PF, NG34 7XJ, NG34 7NB, NG34 7QL, NG34 7WH, NG34 7AD, NG34 7QA, NG34 7LN, NG34 7BY … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 39.9 miles64.2 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 41.4 miles66.7 km
- Sleaford Railway Station 0.2 miles0.4 km
- Rauceby Railway Station 2.1 miles3.3 km
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Schools in Sleaford
- Carre's Grammar School Secondary
- Church Lane Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy Secondary
- Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- Sleaford Joint Sixth Form Further education
- St Botolph's C of E Primary School Primary
- St George's Academy Secondary
- William Alvey School Primary
Local points of interest
- Haverholme Priory Historic site 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Swineshead Abbey Historic site 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Stixwould Priory Historic site 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Vaudey Abbey Historic site 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Sincil Bank Stadium 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Revesby Abbey Historic site 18.2 miles29.2 km
- Lincolnshire Heritage Aviation Museum Museum 19.7 miles31.7 km