Grantham
Built-up area in South Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.911, -0.639 |
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| OS grid ref: | SK 91 35 |
| Population: | 43,833 |
| Dialling code: | 01476 |
Grantham is a market town in the district of South Kesteven in Lincolnshire, England, sitting on the banks of the River Witham and close to the Vale of Belvoir. Its position on the A1 road and the East Coast Main Line has long made it a transport hub between Nottingham, Lincoln and London, with a mix of historic streets and newer retail and industrial estates.
The town has a strong historic and cultural identity: it grew around markets and engineering industries and today hosts museums and arts venues that reflect that past. It is also notable as the childhood home of a young Isaac Newton, who attended the King's School, and for being the birthplace of Margaret Thatcher; nearby Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth is visited for its Newton connections. Socially, Grantham combines traditional market-town life with modern commuter and manufacturing influences.
Postcode districts covering Grantham
Most populated places nearby
- Nottingham 22.6 miles36.3 km
- Lincoln 21.8 miles35.1 km
- West Bridgford 20.4 miles32.9 km
- Newark-on-Trent 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Arnold 21 miles33.8 km
- Spalding 22 miles35.4 km
- Melton Mowbray 14.3 miles23.1 km
- Stamford 18.6 miles30 km
- Sleaford 11.2 miles18.1 km
- Mountsorrel 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Bourne 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Market Deeping 20.7 miles33.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Grantham St. Vincent's Ward 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Grantham St. Wulfram's Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Grantham Barrowby Gate Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Grantham Harrowby Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Grantham Springfield Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Grantham Earlesfield Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Grantham Arnoldfield Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Belmont Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Londonthorpe and Harrowby Without Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Barrowby Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Little Ponton and Stroxton Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Great Gonerby Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
Example postcodes in Grantham
NG31 9LQ, NG31 9EN, NG31 9FL, NG31 8RF, NG31 0HS, NG31 6EG, NG31 6TN, NG31 8UY, NG31 8DZ … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 29.3 miles47.1 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 42.3 miles68 km
- Grantham Railway Station 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Ancaster Railway Station 6.8 miles11 km
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Schools in Grantham
- Belmont Community Primary School Primary
- Belton Lane Community Primary School Primary
- Charles Read Academy Secondary
- Cliffedale Primary School Primary
- Grantham College Further education
- Grantham Preparatory International School Independent - primary
- Huntingtower Community Primary Academy Primary
- Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School Secondary
- Newton Bridge Academy Special
- Poplar Farm School Primary
- Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
- St Anne's C of E Primary School, Grantham Primary
- St Wulfram's National C of E Primary School Primary
- The Gonerby Hill Foot C of E Primary School Primary
- The Harrowby C of E Primary School Primary
- The Isaac Newton Primary School Primary
- The King's School, Grantham Secondary
- The Little Gonerby C of E Primary Academy, Grantham Primary
- The Priory Ruskin Academy Secondary
- … See all
Local points of interest
- Vaudey Abbey Historic site 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Haverholme Priory Historic site 14.6 miles23.6 km
- Southwell Racecourse Recreation 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Kelham Hills Forest 16.1 miles26 km
- Normanton Park Estate 19.2 miles30.9 km
- Dukes Wood Forest 19.2 miles30.9 km
- Nottingham Racecourse Recreation 19.7 miles31.6 km