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 miles
- King's Lynn 23.7 miles
- Boston 20.6 miles
- Wisbech 12.6 miles
- Spalding 7 miles
- Huntingdon 23.9 miles
- March 13.1 miles
- Stamford 15 miles
- Sleaford 24.7 miles
- Bourne 11.8 miles
- Market Deeping 7.8 miles
- Whittlesey 8.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Crowland Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Crowland and Deeping St. Nicholas Ward 2.9 miles
- Whaplode Drove Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Holbeach Drove Built-up area 4 miles
- Borough Fen Parish 4.1 miles
- Cowbit Built-up area 4.1 miles
- Deeping St. Nicholas Built-up area 4.4 miles
- Thorney Built-up area 4.5 miles
- Gedney Hill Built-up area 4.6 miles
- Eye, Thorney and Newborough Ward 4.6 miles
- Moulton Chapel Built-up area 4.8 miles
- Newborough Built-up area 4.9 miles
Example postcodes in Crowland
PE6 0AW, PE6 0HE, PE6 0LN, PE6 0HR, PE6 0NE, PE6 0BZ, PE6 0EZ, PE6 0BA, PE6 0NP … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 51.1 miles
- Luton Airport 56.8 miles
- Spalding Railway Station 7.4 miles
- Peterborough Railway Station 9 miles
Hotels near Crowland Ad
- Tulip Queen, Spalding by Marston's Inns 4 5.2 miles
- The Red Lion Hotel 3 7.2 miles
- Park Inn by Radisson Peterborough Hotel 3 9.1 miles
- The Deeping Stage 7.8 miles
- Travelodge Peterborough Eye Green 3 5.4 miles
- Dragonfly Hotel Peterborough 3 9.6 miles
- Cley Hall Hotel 4 7.3 miles
- The Bluebell 9.6 miles
- Black Horse 9.3 miles
- Woodlands Hotel 3 7.6 miles
Schools in Crowland
- South View Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Fengate Archaeological site 7.8 miles
- Must Farm Pile-dwelling Site Archaeological site 9.1 miles
- Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery Museum 9.1 miles
- London Road Stadium Stadium 9.4 miles
- Burghley House Historic site 13.7 miles
- Vaudey Abbey Historic site 15.5 miles
- Sawtry Abbey Historic site 18.3 miles
- Swineshead Abbey Historic site 18.4 miles
- Walcot Hall Estate 19.7 miles