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 miles16.2 km
- Grantham 23.5 miles37.8 km
- Boston 19.1 miles30.8 km
- Wisbech 14.9 miles24 km
- Spalding 5 miles8 km
- March 16 miles25.8 km
- Stamford 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Sleaford 21.9 miles35.3 km
- Bourne 9 miles14.5 km
- Market Deeping 6.2 miles9.9 km
- Whittlesey 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Oakham 23.2 miles37.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Deeping St. Nicholas Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Crowland Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Cowbit Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Spalding St. Mary's Ward 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Spalding Monks House Ward 4.3 miles7 km
- Weston Hills Built-up area 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Borough Fen Parish 4.6 miles7.5 km
- Moulton Chapel Built-up area 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Spalding St. John's Ward 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Pode Hole Built-up area 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Spalding Built-up area 5 miles8 km
- Deeping St. James Built-up area 5.4 miles8.7 km
Example postcodes in Crowland and Deeping St. Nicholas
PE6 0EJ, PE6 0EZ, PE6 0DQ, PE6 0EN, PE6 0AL, PE6 0DU, PE6 0LA, PE10 0DW, PE6 0FD … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 48.6 miles78.3 km
- Luton Airport 58.5 miles94.1 km
- Spalding Railway Station 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Peterborough Railway Station 10 miles16.1 km
Hotels near Crowland and Deeping St. Nicholas Ad
- Black Horse 7 miles11.3 km
- The Deeping Stage 6.3 miles10.1 km
- The Red Lion Hotel 3 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Woodlands Hotel 3 5.7 miles9.1 km
- Woodhouse Farm Lodge 5 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Cley Hall 4 5.4 miles8.7 km
- The Bull Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection 4 10 miles16 km
- Riverside Inn 9.2 miles14.7 km
- The Pearl Hotel 4 9.7 miles15.6 km
- The Wishing Well 9.4 miles15 km
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 miles14.7 km
- Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery Museum 10.2 miles16.4 km
- London Road Stadium Stadium 10.6 miles17 km
- Must Farm Pile-dwelling Site Archaeological site 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Burghley House Historic site 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Vaudey Abbey Historic site 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Swineshead Abbey Historic site 16.3 miles26.3 km
- Normanton Park Estate 19.1 miles30.7 km
- Sawtry Abbey Historic site 19.9 miles32 km