Morton Hall
Encyclopedia
Morton Hall is a small village
, located in the parish
of Swinderby
in the North Kesteven
district of Lincolnshire
, England
. It is situated to the southwest of Lincoln
, and is near to the larger villages of Swinderby, Thorpe on the Hill, and Eagle Barnsdale
. Morton Hall is served by Swinderby railway station
, which is located just outside the village. The separate hamlet of Morton is half a mile to the east.
Morton Hall is the location of HMP Morton Hall
, a women's semi-open prison
holding a high percentage of foreign national
s.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
, located in the parish
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...
of Swinderby
Swinderby
Swinderby is a settlement and civil parish in Lincolnshire, England, on the A46 road between Lincoln and Newark, within a rural agricultural community. It covers an area of , and has a population of 773....
in the North Kesteven
North Kesteven
North Kesteven is a local government district in the East Midlands. Just over north of London, it is east of Nottingham and south of Lincoln. North Kesteven is one of seven districts in Lincolnshire, England and is in the centre of the County...
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...
. It is situated to the southwest of Lincoln
Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Lincoln is a cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England.The non-metropolitan district of Lincoln has a population of 85,595; the 2001 census gave the entire area of Lincoln a population of 120,779....
, and is near to the larger villages of Swinderby, Thorpe on the Hill, and Eagle Barnsdale
Eagle Barnsdale
Eagle Barnsdale is a village in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. Lincoln lies to the north-east, the village of Eagle to the north, with Morton Hall to the south....
. Morton Hall is served by Swinderby railway station
Swinderby railway station
Swinderby railway station serves the villages of Swinderby and Morton Hall in Lincolnshire, England. The station is south west of Lincoln Central on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line....
, which is located just outside the village. The separate hamlet of Morton is half a mile to the east.
Morton Hall is the location of HMP Morton Hall
Morton Hall (HM Prison)
HM Prison Morton Hall is a women's semi-open prison, located in the village of Morton Hall in Lincolnshire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:...
, a women's semi-open prison
Prison
A prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...
holding a high percentage of foreign national
Foreign national
Foreign national is a term used to describe a person who is not a citizen of the host country in which he or she is residing or temporarily sojourning. In Canada, a foreign national is defined as someone who is not a Canadian citizen nor a permanent resident of Canada...
s.