Crowland
Parish in South Holland, Lincolnshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.683, -0.131 |
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| OS grid ref: | TF 26 11 |
| Population: | 4,211 |
| Dialling code: | 01775 (Spalding) |
Crowland is a small market town and civil parish in the district of South Holland, in Lincolnshire, England, set in the low-lying Fens. It sits on what was once an island at the meeting of three channels of the River Welland, a feature still marked by the unusual medieval three-sided Trinity Bridge, and the compact medieval centre around Crowland Abbey remains the town’s visual and historic focus.
The place has a long ecclesiastical history tied to the hermit St Guthlac and attracts visitors to its abbey ruins and parish church, while the surrounding reclaimed fenland is intensively farmed - arable crops and bulb-growing are typical of the local economy. Community life is quietly rooted in local traditions and conservation of the town’s distinctive waterways and heritage, making it both a working agricultural hub and a modest heritage destination.
Postcode districts covering Crowland
Most populated places nearby
- Peterborough 9.3 miles14.9 km
- King's Lynn 23.7 miles38.2 km
- Boston 20.6 miles33.1 km
- Wisbech 12.6 miles20.2 km
- Spalding 7 miles11.3 km
- Huntingdon 23.9 miles38.4 km
- March 13.1 miles21 km
- Stamford 15 miles24.1 km
- Sleaford 24.7 miles39.8 km
- Bourne 11.8 miles18.9 km
- Market Deeping 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Whittlesey 8.8 miles14.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Crowland Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Crowland and Deeping St. Nicholas Ward 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Whaplode Drove Built-up area 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Holbeach Drove Built-up area 4 miles6.4 km
- Borough Fen Parish 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Cowbit Built-up area 4.1 miles6.7 km
- Deeping St. Nicholas Built-up area 4.4 miles7 km
- Thorney Built-up area 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Gedney Hill Built-up area 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Eye, Thorney and Newborough Ward 4.6 miles7.5 km
- Moulton Chapel Built-up area 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Newborough Built-up area 4.9 miles8 km
Example postcodes in Crowland
PE6 0FW, PE6 0EP, PE6 0BS, PE6 0BH, PE6 0DF, PE6 0BF, PE6 0LZ, PE6 0HD, PE6 0BX … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 51.1 miles82.2 km
- Luton Airport 56.8 miles91.4 km
- Spalding Railway Station 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Peterborough Railway Station 9 miles14.5 km
Hotels near Crowland Ad
- The Deeping Stage 7.8 miles12.5 km
- The Red Lion Hotel 3 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Woodlands Hotel 3 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Black Horse 9.3 miles15 km
- Park Inn by Radisson Peterborough 3 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Woodhouse Farm Lodge 5 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Thorpe Lodge Hotel 9.4 miles15.1 km
- The Bull Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection 4 8.9 miles14.3 km
- The Pearl Hotel 4 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Cley Hall 4 7.3 miles11.7 km
Schools in Crowland
- South View Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Fengate Archaeological site 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Must Farm Pile-dwelling Site Archaeological site 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery Museum 9.1 miles14.6 km
- London Road Stadium Stadium 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Burghley House Historic site 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Vaudey Abbey Historic site 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Sawtry Abbey Historic site 18.3 miles29.4 km
- Swineshead Abbey Historic site 18.4 miles29.5 km
- Walcot Hall Estate 19.7 miles31.7 km