Crowland and Deeping St. Nicholas
Ward in South Holland, Lincolnshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.714, -0.181 |
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| OS grid ref: | TF 22 14 |
| Dialling code: | 01775 (Spalding) |
Crowland sits on a small island in the reclaimed lowlands of The Fens and is best known for the atmospheric ruins and parish church of Crowland Abbey, associated with the 7th‑century hermit St Guthlac. The town’s unusual medieval three‑way stone Trinity Bridge marks the meeting of historic waterways and hints at Crowland’s long monastic and market heritage within the district of South Holland, Lincolnshire, England.
Deeping St. Nicholas is a compact, traditionally agricultural village set amid drained fenland and networks of ditches and drains; farming and vegetable production remain important to the local economy. Social life is typically village‑centred, with a primary school, community groups and easy links to nearby market towns such as Market Deeping and Spalding, while the flat landscape and waterways (including channels feeding the River Welland) shape both everyday life and the local character.
Postcode districts covering Crowland and Deeping St. Nicholas
Most populated places nearby
- Peterborough 10 miles
- Grantham 23.5 miles
- Boston 19.1 miles
- Wisbech 14.9 miles
- Spalding 5 miles
- March 16 miles
- Stamford 13.4 miles
- Sleaford 21.9 miles
- Bourne 9 miles
- Market Deeping 6.2 miles
- Whittlesey 11.1 miles
- Oakham 23.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Deeping St. Nicholas Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Crowland Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Cowbit Built-up area 3 miles
- Spalding St. Mary's Ward 4.3 miles
- Spalding Monks House Ward 4.3 miles
- Weston Hills Built-up area 4.6 miles
- Borough Fen Parish 4.6 miles
- Moulton Chapel Built-up area 4.7 miles
- Spalding St. John's Ward 4.8 miles
- Pode Hole Built-up area 4.9 miles
- Spalding Built-up area 5 miles
- Deeping St. James Built-up area 5.4 miles
Example postcodes in Crowland and Deeping St. Nicholas
PE11 3ZQ, PE6 0GS, PE6 0HS, PE6 0JW, PE11 3EX, PE11 3EL, PE11 3HW, PE11 3DD, PE6 0HB … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 48.6 miles
- Luton Airport 58.5 miles
- Spalding Railway Station 5.3 miles
- Peterborough Railway Station 10 miles
Hotels near Crowland and Deeping St. Nicholas Ad
- Woodlands Hotel 3 5.7 miles
- Black Horse 7 miles
- The Deeping Stage 6.3 miles
- The Red Lion Hotel 3 5.2 miles
- Woodhouse Farm Lodge 5 6.3 miles
- Cley Hall 4 5.4 miles
- The Bull Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection 4 10 miles
- Riverside Inn 9.2 miles
- The Pearl Hotel 4 9.7 miles
- Newark Hotel Peterborough 9.3 miles
Schools in Crowland and Deeping St. Nicholas
- Deeping St Nicholas Primary School Primary
- South View Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Fengate Archaeological site 9.1 miles
- Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery Museum 10.2 miles
- London Road Stadium Stadium 10.6 miles
- Must Farm Pile-dwelling Site Archaeological site 10.9 miles
- Burghley House Historic site 12.4 miles
- Vaudey Abbey Historic site 12.7 miles
- Swineshead Abbey Historic site 16.3 miles
- Normanton Park Estate 19.1 miles
- Sawtry Abbey Historic site 19.9 miles