Gosberton
Encyclopedia
Gosberton is a village and civil parish
in the South Holland
district of Lincolnshire
, England. It lies 9 miles (14.5 km) south-west from Boston
, 6 miles (9.7 km) north from Spalding
and 8.5 miles (13.7 km) north-west from Holbeach
. The parish includes the hamlets of Gosberton Clough and Gosberton Risegate. The population of Gosberton is about 2500.
The village was skirted by the A16 road but has been bypassed and sits on the crossroads of the B1397 (Dowsby
to Boston road) and the A152 (Donington
to Surfleet
road). The Peterborough to Lincoln railway
line passes across the B1397, at a level crossing
in Risegate, and through the hamlet of Westhorpe further north. On this line, when known as the Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway
, was a railway station.
The parish church of Gosberton is dedicated to St Peter and St Paul, and is under the Diocese of Lincoln
. Gosberton Clough's wooden church is dedicated to St Gilbert and St Hugh. These two churches and that at Quadring
are in the same group, based in Gosberton.
The main occupation is farming, although many commute to surrounding areas and the towns of Spalding
and Boston
.
Gosberton House School is for children with learning difficulties.
Public house
s within the parish are the Black Horse Inn and Five Bells Inn in Risegate, and the Duke of York, Bell Inn, Crown Inn and Five Bells in Gosberton.
Just to the east of the village is a nature reserve administered by the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust
.
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 Holland
South Holland, Lincolnshire
South Holland is a local government district of Lincolnshire. The district council is based in Spalding.It was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the Spalding urban district with East Elloe Rural District and Spalding Rural District...
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. It lies 9 miles (14.5 km) south-west from Boston
Boston, Lincolnshire
Boston is a town and small port in Lincolnshire, on the east coast of England. It is the largest town of the wider Borough of Boston local government district and had a total population of 55,750 at the 2001 census...
, 6 miles (9.7 km) north from Spalding
Spalding, Lincolnshire
Spalding is a market town with a population of 30,000 on the River Welland in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. Little London is a hamlet directly south of Spalding on the B1172 road....
and 8.5 miles (13.7 km) north-west from Holbeach
Holbeach
Holbeach is a fenland market town with in the South Holland district of southern Lincolnshire, England. The town lies from Spalding; from Boston; from King's Lynn; from Peterborough; and a by road from the county town of Lincoln. It is on the junction of the A151 and A17...
. The parish includes the hamlets of Gosberton Clough and Gosberton Risegate. The population of Gosberton is about 2500.
The village was skirted by the A16 road but has been bypassed and sits on the crossroads of the B1397 (Dowsby
Dowsby
Dowsby is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies on the western edge of The Fens at the junction of the east-west B1397 road and the north-south B1177. It is north-east of Rippingale and just south of Pointon. The civil parish includes the...
to Boston road) and the A152 (Donington
Donington, Lincolnshire
Donington is a village and civil parish in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies north of the market town of Spalding on the A152, and is bypassed by the A52. The parish includes the hamlet of Northorpe, and...
to Surfleet
Surfleet
Surfleet is a small village on the Lincolnshire fens, situated on the River Glen about five miles north of Spalding.The population is about 1,266 people, many of whom commute to regional populations centres such as Spalding, Boston and Peterborough....
road). The Peterborough to Lincoln railway
Peterborough to Lincoln Line
The Peterborough to Lincoln Line is a railway line linking and , via and .-History:The section between Peterborough and Spalding closed to passengers on 5 October 1970 and re-opened on 7 June 1971. North of Spalding, Ruskington re-opened on 5 May 1975. Metheringham followed on 6 October...
line passes across the B1397, at a level crossing
Level crossing
A level crossing occurs where a railway line is intersected by a road or path onone level, without recourse to a bridge or tunnel. It is a type of at-grade intersection. The term also applies when a light rail line with separate right-of-way or reserved track crosses a road in the same fashion...
in Risegate, and through the hamlet of Westhorpe further north. On this line, when known as the Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway
Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway
The Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway was a joint railway owned by the Great Northern Railway and its rival, the Great Eastern Railway. It was established in the early 1880s, and the joint company built a new, primarily freight, route between Cambridge and Doncaster, a distance of...
, was a railway station.
The parish church of Gosberton is dedicated to St Peter and St Paul, and is under the Diocese of Lincoln
Diocese of Lincoln
The Diocese of Lincoln forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England. The present diocese covers the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire.- History :...
. Gosberton Clough's wooden church is dedicated to St Gilbert and St Hugh. These two churches and that at Quadring
Quadring
Quadring is a small village and civil parish in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies on the A152, 2 miles north-east of Gosberton, and 2 miles south-east of Donington....
are in the same group, based in Gosberton.
The main occupation is farming, although many commute to surrounding areas and the towns of Spalding
Spalding, Lincolnshire
Spalding is a market town with a population of 30,000 on the River Welland in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. Little London is a hamlet directly south of Spalding on the B1172 road....
and Boston
Boston, Lincolnshire
Boston is a town and small port in Lincolnshire, on the east coast of England. It is the largest town of the wider Borough of Boston local government district and had a total population of 55,750 at the 2001 census...
.
Gosberton House School is for children with learning difficulties.
Public house
Public house
A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...
s within the parish are the Black Horse Inn and Five Bells Inn in Risegate, and the Duke of York, Bell Inn, Crown Inn and Five Bells in Gosberton.
Just to the east of the village is a nature reserve administered by the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust
Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust
The Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust is a wildlife trust covering the whole ceremonial county of Lincolnshire England...
.