Fleet Hargate
Built-up area in South Holland, Lincolnshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.805, 0.064 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | TF 39 25 |
| Population: | 2,136 |
| Dialling code: | 01406 (Holbeach) |
Fleet Hargate is a small village in the district of South Holland in Lincolnshire, England, set in the low-lying agricultural landscape of The Fens and within easy reach of the market towns of Spalding and Boston. The name hints at its origins beside fenland waterways - 'fleet' being a local word for a drainage channel - and the settlement sits among the flat arable fields and ditches that define the area.
Locally the economy is closely tied to intensive arable and horticultural farming that dominates South Holland, while residents often commute to nearby towns; village life is typically quiet with basic amenities, a village hall and occasional community events. The landscape’s history of drainage and reclamation gives Fleet Hargate its distinctive rural character, valued for wide skies, wildlife and a slower pace compared with urban centres in Lincolnshire.
Postcode districts covering Fleet Hargate
Most populated places nearby
- Peterborough 21 miles33.7 km
- King's Lynn 15.2 miles24.4 km
- Boston 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Wisbech 10.5 miles17 km
- Spalding 9.3 miles14.9 km
- March 17.7 miles28.5 km
- Sleaford 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Bourne 18.6 miles30 km
- Market Deeping 18.1 miles29.2 km
- Whittlesey 19 miles30.6 km
- Downham Market 19.2 miles30.9 km
- Chatteris 24.2 miles39 km
Neighbouring places
- Gedney Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Gedney Dyke Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Holbeach Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Holbeach Town Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Holbeach Hurn Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Lutton Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Long Sutton Built-up area 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Saracen's Head Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Little Sutton Built-up area 4 miles6.4 km
- Whaplode Built-up area 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Fleet Parish 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Sutton St. James Built-up area 4.3 miles7 km
Example postcodes in Fleet Hargate
PE12 8AP, PE12 8LH, PE12 8NX, PE12 8LS, PE12 8NA, PE12 8NS, PE12 8NT, PE12 8NR, PE12 8LL … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 51.7 miles83.3 km
- East Midlands Airport 58.2 miles93.6 km
- Spalding Railway Station 9.3 miles15 km
- Boston Railway Station 12.6 miles20.3 km
Hotels near Fleet Hargate Ad
- The Red Lion 2.2 miles3.6 km
- The Mansion House Hotel 4 2 miles3.2 km
- The Old Kings Head 9.9 miles16 km
- The Crown & Woolpack 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Woodhouse Farm Lodge 5 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Riverside Inn 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Woodlands Hotel 3 9 miles14.5 km
- The Red Lion Hotel 3 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Cley Hall 4 8.9 miles14.2 km
Local points of interest
- Swineshead Abbey Historic site 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Snettisham Beach Beach 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Sandringham House Estate 18.9 miles30.3 km
- Stow Hall Gardens Gardens 18.9 miles30.4 km
- Wild Ken Hill Nature reserve 19 miles30.6 km
- Fengate Archaeological site 19.3 miles31.1 km
- Must Farm Pile-dwelling Site Archaeological site 20 miles32.1 km