Spalding
Built-up area in South Holland, Lincolnshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.784, -0.155 |
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| OS grid ref: | TF 24 22 |
| Population: | 31,588 |
| Dialling code: | 01775 |
Spalding is a market town in South Holland, Lincolnshire, England, set on the edge of The Fens beside the River Welland. Its flat, fertile fenland has shaped the town’s character: drainage, bulb and vegetable growing, and food processing have long dominated the local economy, and regular markets and distribution businesses remain important employers.
There’s a distinct local pride in Spalding’s history and community life - Georgian streets and a busy market square sit alongside museums and the long‑running Spalding Gentlemen’s Society - and the town was famous for colourful flower and agricultural events that reflect its rural roots. Today it feels like a compact service and logistics hub for surrounding farmland, with a strong sense of small‑town identity.
Postcode districts covering Spalding
Most populated places nearby
- Peterborough 15 miles24.1 km
- King's Lynn 24.1 miles38.8 km
- Grantham 22 miles35.4 km
- Boston 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Wisbech 15.8 miles25.4 km
- March 19.2 miles30.9 km
- Stamford 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Sleaford 18.3 miles29.4 km
- Bourne 9.3 miles15 km
- Market Deeping 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Whittlesey 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Chatteris 24.3 miles39.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Spalding St. John's Ward 0.3 miles0.4 km
- Spalding Wygate Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Spalding St. Mary's Ward 1 mile1.7 km
- Spalding Monks House Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- Spalding Castle Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Spalding St. Paul's Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Low Fulney Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Pode Hole Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Pinchbeck Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Pinchbeck and Surfleet Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Weston Hills Built-up area 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Moulton, Weston and Cowbit Ward 2.9 miles4.7 km
Example postcodes in Spalding
PE11 2QZ, PE11 3GT, PE11 2XE, PE11 2QE, PE11 3NU, PE11 2JR, PE11 2TG, PE11 3LQ, PE11 3AZ … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 49.1 miles79 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 59.7 miles96.1 km
- Spalding Railway Station 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Swineshead Railway Station 12.9 miles20.7 km
Hotels in Spalding Ad
Schools in Spalding
- Ayscoughfee Hall School Independent - primary
- Monkshouse Primary Academy Primary
- Spalding Academy Secondary
- Spalding Grammar School Secondary
- Spalding High School Secondary
- Spalding Primary Academy Primary
- St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
- The Spalding St John the Baptist C of E Primary School Primary
- Tulip Academy Special
- Wygate Park Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Swineshead Abbey Historic site 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Vaudey Abbey Historic site 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Fengate Archaeological site 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery Museum 15.2 miles24.4 km
- London Road Stadium Stadium 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Burghley House Historic site 15.8 miles25.5 km
- Must Farm Pile-dwelling Site Archaeological site 15.8 miles25.5 km
- Haverholme Priory Historic site 18.9 miles30.4 km