Allington, Lincolnshire
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Allington is a village and civil parish
in the South Kesteven
district of Lincolnshire
, England
, five miles north-west of Grantham. At the time of the Norman conquest the name of the village was Adelinctune. The 2001 census gave a population of 728 for the parish.
Allington Grade II listed Anglican parish church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity. Originally East and West Allington had their own churches but today only Holy Trinity survives. The village pub is the Welby Arms. The Old Manor House, built about 1660, is now a hotel.
The Viking Way
, Sewstern Lane, passed through the village until 1997, but was diverted to follow a roadbridge over the A1. The primary school is shared with Sedgebrook.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the South Kesteven
South Kesteven
South Kesteven is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England, forming part of the traditional Kesteven division of the county. It covers Grantham, Stamford, Bourne and Market Deeping.-History:...
district of Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, five miles north-west of Grantham. At the time of the Norman conquest the name of the village was Adelinctune. The 2001 census gave a population of 728 for the parish.
Allington Grade II listed Anglican parish church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity. Originally East and West Allington had their own churches but today only Holy Trinity survives. The village pub is the Welby Arms. The Old Manor House, built about 1660, is now a hotel.
The Viking Way
Viking Way
The Viking Way is a long distance footpath in England running between the Humber Bridge in North Lincolnshire and Oakham in Rutland. The Countryside Commission recognised the significance of the Viking Way as a high quality long distance walk linking other major routes in Eastern England, these...
, Sewstern Lane, passed through the village until 1997, but was diverted to follow a roadbridge over the A1. The primary school is shared with Sedgebrook.