Willingham by Stow is a rural village in the West Lindsey

West Lindsey

West Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England.-History:The district was formed on 1 April 1974, from the urban districts of Gainsborough, Market Rasen, along with Caistor Rural District, Gainsborough Rural District and Welton 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 on the B1241, 6 miles (9.7 km) south-east from Gainsborough

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire

Gainsborough is a town 15 miles north-west of Lincoln on the River Trent within the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. At one time it served as an important port with trade downstream to Hull, and was the most inland in England, being more than 55 miles from the North...

 and 10 miles (16.1 km) north-west from 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....

. To the north is Kexby

Kexby, Lincolnshire

Kexby is a small Lincolnshire village near Gainsborough....

, to the south is Stow

Stow, Lincolnshire

Stow is a small village and civil parish within the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is eleven miles northwest of the city of Lincoln and six miles southeast of Gainsborough, and has a total resident population of 355.Stow dates back to Roman times and in the...

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Village

Willingham village hall provides for organisations such as the Parish Council, Women's Institute and the Scouts, and for activities including drama, table tennis

Table tennis

Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...

 and yoga.

The parish church is dedicated to St Helen.

The two village pubs are The Half Moon on High Street and The Fox and Hounds on Gainsborough Road towards Kexby.

The nearest primary school is in Sturton by Stow

Sturton by Stow

Sturton by Stow is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.The village is situated on the north-south B1241 and east-west A1500 Tillbridge Road . Nearby to the north is Stow. Sturton falls within the ecclesiastical parish of Stow, consequently the parish...

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External links

• Willingham by Stow website, Willinghambystow.co.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2011