North Hykeham
Encyclopedia
North Hykeham is administratively a town immediately south of Lincoln
, in the county of Lincolnshire
, England. Geographically it is part of the greater Lincoln urban sprawl
, and comprises 4,915 dwellings. It was originally spelt North Hyckham, and is commonly referred to as just Hykeham.
, otherwise known as Fosse Way
; it has been numbered as the A1434 road, though until December 1985 it was the A46
. North of the road is Hykeham railway station
on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line
, which has only a few trains that stop each day. Further along Mill Lane to the south is South Hykeham
.
To the east, the parish boundary briefly lies next to the River Witham
and the North Hykeham Pump Drain, where it borders Waddington. It deviates to the west from the Witham, following the Pump Drain, then follows the Witham further south from Hykeham Bridge for a half mile. To the south it follows The Beck, with South Hykeham to the south, and passes to the south of Grange Farm. it crosses Newark Road (A1434) at Ascot Way. At Pike Drain, near the Sailing Club and Teal Lake, it borders Doddington and Whisby. Directly north of the Sailing Club, it crosses the railway, then crosses the A46 bypass to the north-west. It passes through the middle of West Lodge Game Farm and on the eastern edge of Coronation Plantation. South-west of the A46 Doddington Road roundabout and Damon's Diner, the parish meets Lincoln, becoming the North Kesteven boundary. The boundary crosses the A46 just south of the roundabout, following Prial Drain. The parish includes the Lyndon Business Park next to the A46, the factory units on Whisby Road and the large Hotel Ibis
on Runcorn Road. Although Prial Drain crosses Doddington Road (B1190), the boundary deviates to the east, following the road to the south, just north of the transport museum, to the railway line. It leaves the railway line on the eastern edge of the lakes, and winds its way straight through a housing estate to meet Tritton Road (B1003). It crosses the A1434 at the Tritton
Road junction. South-east, it crosses Hykeham Road, and passes just north of Conway Drive to the river.
and has its own local town council
on Fen Lane. It falls within the Sleaford and North Hykeham parliamentary constituency. The MP for the seat since 2010 is the Conservative Stephen Phillips
.
times. This is noted in the name of the shopping plaza built in the 1960s called The Forum.
Road; and the Harrows, the Plough and the Lincoln Green on Lincoln Road. The Fox and Hounds is just south of the Hykeham Memorial Club and marks the entrance to the North Hykeham Sailing Club; lunch and dinner are available. The Centurion is across from the Asda and also serves food. The Harrows is across from the Victorian, faux-gothic Anglican church ("All Saints") in the old village at the crossroads of Moor Lane and the Lincoln Road. The Plough is next to the old village green at the corner of School Lane and the Lincoln Road. The Lincoln Green is a mile north of the old village, next to the driveway to the Old Vicarage and Glebe Park, just south of the border with the City of Lincoln.
and the Robert Pattinson School
, next door to each other on Moor Lane near the A46. Being so close together, they share a sixth form, known as the North Hykeham Joint Sixth Form.Ling Moor School.
The Terry O'Toole Theatre and NK Sports Centre are at the NK School.
near the junction of Lincoln Road / Mill Lane and Moor Lane with a small collection of shops and medical practice. Most local shops are on Newark Road in The Forum, where a Tesco Express
has recently opened.
The Lindum Group have a large site on Station Road which is home to the several businesses comprising the Lindum Group and a number of other businesses, some of which are closely associated with the group.
ASC Metals make metal sheets
and tubes. There are many engineering companies on Freeman Road, near the train station, including Siemens (former Alstom Power
).
There was a large foundry called Lincoln Castings on Station Road which closed in February 2007; the last owners were the Meade Corporation of Malmesbury.
There is a sailing club
and other activities on Apex Lake (formed from a former sand and gravel pit). Nearby is Whisby Nature Park. The Lincolnshire Road Transport Museum is on Whisby Road near the train station.
(since 1988), north of Freiburg
in Baden-Württemberg
(13,500 population)
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....
, in the county 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. Geographically it is part of the greater Lincoln urban sprawl
Urban sprawl
Urban sprawl, also known as suburban sprawl, is a multifaceted concept, which includes the spreading outwards of a city and its suburbs to its outskirts to low-density and auto-dependent development on rural land, high segregation of uses Urban sprawl, also known as suburban sprawl, is a...
, and comprises 4,915 dwellings. It was originally spelt North Hyckham, and is commonly referred to as just Hykeham.
Geography
Newark Road is built directly on top of the old Roman roadRoman road
The Roman roads were a vital part of the development of the Roman state, from about 500 BC through the expansion during the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. Roman roads enabled the Romans to move armies and trade goods and to communicate. The Roman road system spanned more than 400,000 km...
, otherwise known as Fosse Way
Fosse Way
The Fosse Way was a Roman road in England that linked Exeter in South West England to Lincoln in Lincolnshire, via Ilchester , Bath , Cirencester and Leicester .It joined Akeman Street and Ermin Way at Cirencester, crossed Watling Street at Venonis south...
; it has been numbered as the A1434 road, though until December 1985 it was the A46
A46 road
The A46 is an A road in England. It starts east of Bath, Somerset and ends in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, but it does not form a continuous route. Large portions of the old road have been lost, bypassed, or replaced by motorway development...
. North of the road is Hykeham railway station
Hykeham railway station
Hykeham railway station serves the town of North Hykeham in Lincolnshire, England. It is on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line. There was once a nearby station at Thorpe on the Hill, but it was closed for lack of use....
on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line
Nottingham to Lincoln Line
The Nottingham to Lincoln Line is a railway line in central England, running from Nottingham north east to Lincoln.The line between Newark and Lincoln is currently only cleared for speeds, Nottinghamshire County Council have paid for a study into running....
, which has only a few trains that stop each day. Further along Mill Lane to the south is South Hykeham
South Hykeham
South Hykeham is a village and former civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, about south west of the city of Lincoln on the A16...
.
To the east, the parish boundary briefly lies next to the River Witham
River Witham
The River Witham is a river, almost entirely in the county of Lincolnshire, in the east of England. It rises south of Grantham close to South Witham, at SK8818, passes Lincoln at SK9771 and at Boston, TF3244, flows into The Haven, a tidal arm of The Wash, near RSPB Frampton Marsh...
and the North Hykeham Pump Drain, where it borders Waddington. It deviates to the west from the Witham, following the Pump Drain, then follows the Witham further south from Hykeham Bridge for a half mile. To the south it follows The Beck, with South Hykeham to the south, and passes to the south of Grange Farm. it crosses Newark Road (A1434) at Ascot Way. At Pike Drain, near the Sailing Club and Teal Lake, it borders Doddington and Whisby. Directly north of the Sailing Club, it crosses the railway, then crosses the A46 bypass to the north-west. It passes through the middle of West Lodge Game Farm and on the eastern edge of Coronation Plantation. South-west of the A46 Doddington Road roundabout and Damon's Diner, the parish meets Lincoln, becoming the North Kesteven boundary. The boundary crosses the A46 just south of the roundabout, following Prial Drain. The parish includes the Lyndon Business Park next to the A46, the factory units on Whisby Road and the large Hotel Ibis
Hotel Ibis
Ibis is an international hotel company, owned by Accor hotels. It has 800 hotels in 40 countries around the world, with over 370 in France and most of the remainder elsewhere in Europe...
on Runcorn Road. Although Prial Drain crosses Doddington Road (B1190), the boundary deviates to the east, following the road to the south, just north of the transport museum, to the railway line. It leaves the railway line on the eastern edge of the lakes, and winds its way straight through a housing estate to meet Tritton Road (B1003). It crosses the A1434 at the Tritton
William Tritton
Sir William Ashbee Tritton, M.I.Mech.E., J.P. was an expert in agricultural machinery, and was directly involved, together with Major Walter Gordon Wilson, in the development of the tank...
Road junction. South-east, it crosses Hykeham Road, and passes just north of Conway Drive to the river.
Governance
It is in the district of North KestevenNorth 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...
and has its own local town council
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...
on Fen Lane. It falls within the Sleaford and North Hykeham parliamentary constituency. The MP for the seat since 2010 is the Conservative Stephen Phillips
Stephen Phillips (politician)
Stephen James Phillips is a British Conservative Party politician, barrister and Recorder of the Crown Court. He is the current Member of Parliament for Sleaford and North Hykeham....
.
History
Much of Hykeham has been built up during the middle of the twentieth century but there has been evidence of settlement there since RomanRoman Britain
Roman Britain was the part of the island of Great Britain controlled by the Roman Empire from AD 43 until ca. AD 410.The Romans referred to the imperial province as Britannia, which eventually comprised all of the island of Great Britain south of the fluid frontier with Caledonia...
times. This is noted in the name of the shopping plaza built in the 1960s called The Forum.
Public houses
It has five public houses, the Fox and Hounds and the Centurion on NewarkNewark-on-Trent
Newark-on-Trent is a market town in Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands region of England. It stands on the River Trent, the A1 , and the East Coast Main Line railway. The origins of the town are possibly Roman as it lies on an important Roman road, the Fosse Way...
Road; and the Harrows, the Plough and the Lincoln Green on Lincoln Road. The Fox and Hounds is just south of the Hykeham Memorial Club and marks the entrance to the North Hykeham Sailing Club; lunch and dinner are available. The Centurion is across from the Asda and also serves food. The Harrows is across from the Victorian, faux-gothic Anglican church ("All Saints") in the old village at the crossroads of Moor Lane and the Lincoln Road. The Plough is next to the old village green at the corner of School Lane and the Lincoln Road. The Lincoln Green is a mile north of the old village, next to the driveway to the Old Vicarage and Glebe Park, just south of the border with the City of Lincoln.
Churches
It has three churches, two Anglican and one Methodist. St Hugh's is one Anglican church on Harewood Crescent built in the 1960s in one of the housing estates, and just north of the civil parish. The other Anglican church is All Saints on the corner of Moor Lane opposite the Harrows public house built in 1848. The Anglican churches are formed together as part of the Hykeham Team Ministry which incorporates the church in South Hykeham. The Hykeham parish, but not the civil parish, lies south of the railway line. The Methodist chapel is situated on Chapel Lane.Parks
North Hykeham has five parks, one being Glebe Park which is situated at the back of the Lincoln Green public house, Fen Lane Park which is situated on Fen Lane, "The Green" Park which is on the old village green, The Memorial Hall park which is part of the Memorial Hall sporting facilities, and St Aidan's park which also contains an old orchard. Fen Lane Park has football pitches, a children's play area and also a purpose built skatepark. The skatepark is particularly popular and often skaters travel from all around Lincolnshire to North Hykeham because of it.Education
There are two secondary schools: North Kesteven SchoolNorth Kesteven School
North Kesteven School is a co-educational comprehensive school on , off the A1434 in North Hykeham which is in North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England.-Admissions:...
and the Robert Pattinson School
Robert Pattinson School
Sir Robert Pattinson Academy is a secondary school on the east side of in North Hykeham, Lincolnshire, England opposite North Kesteven School.-Admissions:...
, next door to each other on Moor Lane near the A46. Being so close together, they share a sixth form, known as the North Hykeham Joint Sixth Form.Ling Moor School.
The Terry O'Toole Theatre and NK Sports Centre are at the NK School.
Local economy
ASDA dominates the area with their re-built (in March 1998) 24 hour superstore on Newark Road towards the district boundary (Tritton Road - B1003) with the City of Lincoln. There is a new Co-opCo-op UK
The United Kingdom is home to a widespread and diverse co-operative movement, with over 3 million individual members. Modern co-operation started with the Rochdale Pioneers' shop in the northern English town of Rochdale in 1844....
near the junction of Lincoln Road / Mill Lane and Moor Lane with a small collection of shops and medical practice. Most local shops are on Newark Road in The Forum, where a Tesco Express
Tesco
Tesco plc is a global grocery and general merchandise retailer headquartered in Cheshunt, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest retailer in the world measured by revenues and the second-largest measured by profits...
has recently opened.
The Lindum Group have a large site on Station Road which is home to the several businesses comprising the Lindum Group and a number of other businesses, some of which are closely associated with the group.
ASC Metals make metal sheets
Sheet metal
Sheet metal is simply metal formed into thin and flat pieces. It is one of the fundamental forms used in metalworking, and can be cut and bent into a variety of different shapes. Countless everyday objects are constructed of the material...
and tubes. There are many engineering companies on Freeman Road, near the train station, including Siemens (former Alstom Power
Ruston (engine builder)
Ruston & Hornsby, later known as Ruston, was an industrial equipment manufacturer in Lincoln, England, the company's history going back to 1840. The company is best known as a manufacturer of narrow and standard gauge diesel locomotives and also of steam shovels. Other products included cars, steam...
).
There was a large foundry called Lincoln Castings on Station Road which closed in February 2007; the last owners were the Meade Corporation of Malmesbury.
There is a sailing club
Yacht club
A yacht club is a sports club specifically related to sailing and yachting.-Description:Yacht Clubs are mostly located by the sea, although there are some that have been established at a lake or riverside locations...
and other activities on Apex Lake (formed from a former sand and gravel pit). Nearby is Whisby Nature Park. The Lincolnshire Road Transport Museum is on Whisby Road near the train station.
Twinning
DenzlingenDenzlingen
Denzlingen is a municipality in the district of Emmendingen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated north of Freiburg.- Geography :Denzlingen is located in the Upper Rhine Valley at the edge of the Black Forest between the river Elz in the north and the Glotter which runs through the...
(since 1988), north of Freiburg
Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. In the extreme south-west of the country, it straddles the Dreisam river, at the foot of the Schlossberg. Historically, the city has acted as the hub of the Breisgau region on the western edge of the Black Forest in the Upper Rhine Plain...
in Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...
(13,500 population)