Gedney
Parish in South Holland, Lincolnshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.802, 0.096 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | TF 41 24 |
| Population: | 311 |
| Dialling code: | 01406 (Holbeach) |
Gedney is a village and civil parish in the district of South Holland in Lincolnshire, England, sitting on the edge of the low-lying Lincolnshire Fens close to The Wash and the historic port of Boston. The landscape is characteristically flat and drained, punctuated by sea banks, dykes and drainage channels, and the local economy is dominated by market gardening and arable farming that make use of the fertile fen soils.
The parish has deep historic roots reflected in its medieval church and a scattering of traditional cottages and farmsteads; community life revolves around the village institutions and small hamlets such as Gedney Drove End. Local identity is shaped by the centuries of fenland drainage and sea defence works, together with the reedbeds and wetland birdlife that still mark the edges of this rural, agricultural corner of Lincolnshire.
Postcode districts covering Gedney
Most populated places nearby
- Peterborough 21.7 miles34.9 km
- King's Lynn 13.8 miles22.3 km
- Boston 13 miles20.9 km
- Wisbech 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Spalding 10.6 miles17 km
- March 17.4 miles28.1 km
- Bourne 19.9 miles32 km
- Market Deeping 19.2 miles30.9 km
- Whittlesey 19.4 miles31.2 km
- Downham Market 18.1 miles29.2 km
- Chatteris 24.1 miles38.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Gedney Built-up area 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Gedney Dyke Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Lutton Built-up area 1.3 miles2 km
- Fleet Hargate Built-up area 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Long Sutton Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Holbeach Hurn Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Little Sutton Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Holbeach Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Holbeach Town Ward 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Gedney Drove End Built-up area 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Tydd St. Mary Built-up area 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Sutton St. James Built-up area 4.3 miles7 km
Example postcodes in Gedney
PE12 8SQ, PE12 0DQ, PE12 0DJ, PE12 0BA, PE12 0BQ, PE12 0AP, PE12 0BX, PE12 9JB, PE12 8SN … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 50.4 miles81.1 km
- East Midlands Airport 59.5 miles95.8 km
- Spalding Railway Station 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Boston Railway Station 13.3 miles21.4 km
Hotels near Gedney Ad
- The Red Lion 3.6 miles5.8 km
- The Mansion House Hotel 4 3.3 miles5.4 km
- The Crown & Woolpack 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Woodhouse Farm Lodge 5 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Riverside Inn 9.5 miles15.4 km
- The Rose and Crown Hotel 9.8 miles15.8 km
Schools in Gedney
- Gedney Drove End Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Swineshead Abbey Historic site 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Snettisham Beach Beach 15.3 miles24.6 km
- Sandringham House Estate 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Stow Hall Gardens Gardens 17.7 miles28.5 km
- Wild Ken Hill Nature reserve 17.8 miles28.7 km
- Fengate Archaeological site 20 miles32.1 km