Donington, Quadring and Gosberton
Ward in South Holland, Lincolnshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.877, -0.194 |
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| OS grid ref: | TF 21 32 |
| Dialling code: | 01775 (Spalding) |
The area covering Donington, Quadring and Gosberton sits in the flat, drained fenland of South Holland, Lincolnshire in eastern England. Its landscape is dominated by arable fields, drainage ditches and pumping stations, and agriculture – especially cereals, potatoes and horticulture – remains the backbone of the local economy, with food processing and logistics facilities nearby and good road links to market towns such as Spalding and Boston.
Despite modern farming intensification the three villages retain a strong rural community feel, with historic parish churches, village halls, pubs and traditional village fetes and markets. The long history of fen reclamation and medieval settlement is visible in place‑names and building lines, and the area also attracts wildlife interest for wetland birds and fenland habitats, offering a mix of working countryside and quiet local heritage.
Postcode districts covering Donington, Quadring and Gosberton
Most populated places nearby
- Peterborough 20.8 miles
- Grantham 18.7 miles
- Boston 9.7 miles
- Wisbech 21 miles
- Spalding 6.6 miles
- Stamford 19.5 miles
- Sleaford 12.4 miles
- Bourne 10.8 miles
- Market Deeping 14.4 miles
- Whittlesey 22.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Quadring Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Gosberton Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Risegate Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Donington Built-up area 2 miles
- Bicker Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Wigtoft Parish 3.3 miles
- Five Village Ward 3.7 miles
- Surfleet Built-up area 3.9 miles
- Northgate Built-up area 4.3 miles
- Pinchbeck and Surfleet Ward 4.5 miles
- Sutterton Built-up area 4.7 miles
- Pinchbeck Built-up area 4.7 miles
Example postcodes in Donington, Quadring and Gosberton
PE11 4JS, PE11 4PR, PE11 4NB, PE11 4HS, PE11 4FA, PE11 4NS, PE11 4NU, PE11 4JW, PE11 4PD … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 47.4 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 53.6 miles
- Spalding Railway Station 6.3 miles
- Swineshead Railway Station 6.4 miles
Hotels near Donington, Quadring and Gosberton Ad
- Supreme Inn Boston 4.1 miles
- The Red Lion Hotel 3 6.4 miles
- Boston West Hotel 7.6 miles
- Woodlands Hotel 3 6 miles
- Tulip Queen, Spalding by Marston's Inns 4 8.5 miles
- Cley Hall Hotel 4 6.4 miles
- Woodhouse Farm Lodge 5 6.2 miles
- The Old Kings Head 6.6 miles
- Cley Hall Hotel 6.4 miles
- The Bull Inn 7.9 miles
Schools in Donington, Quadring and Gosberton
- Clough and Risegate Community Primary School Primary
- Gosberton Academy Primary
- Gosberton House Academy Special
- Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School Primary
- The Donington Cowley Endowed Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Swineshead Abbey Historic site 5.4 miles
- Haverholme Priory Historic site 12.5 miles
- Vaudey Abbey Historic site 13.1 miles
- Revesby Abbey Historic site 19.4 miles
- Burghley House Historic site 19.4 miles
- Lincolnshire Heritage Aviation Museum Museum 19.9 miles