New Bolingbroke is a village in the 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...

 Fens

The Fens

The Fens, also known as the , are a naturally marshy region in eastern England. Most of the fens were drained several centuries ago, resulting in a flat, damp, low-lying agricultural region....

 about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of Coningsby

Coningsby

Coningsby is a village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.-Geography:Taking its name from the Old Norse 'konungr' meaning 'King' with an Old Norse suffix 'by' meaning 'the settlement of' which gives Coningsby the meaning 'The Settlement of the King'...

, in the East Lindsey

East Lindsey

East Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. The council is based in Manby near Louth, and other major settlements in the district include Alford, Spilsby, Mablethorpe, Skegness, Horncastle and Chapel St Leonards....

 district. It was established by John Parkinson, who was a steward to Sir Joseph Banks.

Church

New Bolingbroke Church, which is dedicated to Saint Peter

Saint Peter

Saint Peter or Simon Peter was an early Christian leader, who is featured prominently in the New Testament Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. The son of John or of Jonah and from the village of Bethsaida in the province of Galilee, his brother Andrew was also an apostle...

, was built in 1854 by S.S. Teulon. It is a Grade II listed building.

Village Hall

The village Hall was built in the 1820s when John Parkinson established New Bolingbroke as a market town. It is a Grade II listed building.

The Crescent

The Crescent was built in 1823 as a curved line of shops and houses, which are now all private houses, of red brick by John Parkinson to house the workers of his weaving factory. The Crescent is Grade II listed.

Windmills

New Bolingbroke had two windmills. One, called Rundles Mill, is Grade II Listed and dates from the mid 19th century, and has been disused since at least 1906. Made of red brick, it is a tower mill.
The other, Watkinsons Mill, dates from 1821 and is also Grade II listed. It worked until 1944 when the weather beam broke. It continued with an engine for a while after, but today only the stump remains, which is used as a store.

Railway

New Bolingbroke railway station was sited here.

• see also New Bolingbroke railway station
  New Bolingbroke railway station
  New Bolingbroke railway station is a former station in New Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire.Former Services-References:...