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
PE6 0JD, PE11 3JX, PE6 0DQ, PE6 0JY, PE6 0BL, PE6 0ES, PE6 0DN, PE6 0HB, PE6 0FE … 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
- Tulip Queen, Spalding by Marston's Inns 4 2.8 miles
- The Red Lion Hotel 3 5.2 miles
- The Deeping Stage 6.3 miles
- Cley Hall Hotel 4 5.4 miles
- Black Horse 7 miles
- Woodlands Hotel 3 5.6 miles
- Cley Hall Hotel 5.5 miles
- Woodhouse Farm Lodge 5 6.3 miles
- The Bluebell 8.8 miles
- Travelodge Peterborough Eye Green 3 7 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