Scampton
| Scampton | |
| Lincolnshire | |
|---|---|
 Church of St John the Baptist, Scampton | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK949793 |
| Location: | 53°18’8"N, -0°34’36"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,358 (2011) |
| Post town: | Lincoln |
| Postcode: | LN1 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | West Lindsey |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Gainsborough |
Scampton is a village in Lindsey, the northern part of Lincolnshire. It is to be found five miles north of Lincoln, ten miles south-east of Gainsborough, and to the west of the A15 road. The population of the civil parish (including Brampton and Broadholme) at the 2011 census was 1,358.
Between the village and the A15 lies RAF Scampton. The airfield first opened in 1916 as Home Defence Flight Station Brattleby, becoming Scampton the following year, and then closing in 1919; it re-opened in 1936 as RAF Scampton.
The Dambusters Inn on the High Street contains RAF and Second World War memorabilia.
The parish church, St John the Baptist, is mainly 18th century with parts from the 17th century. In its churchyard are buried many service war dead, 64 British and Commonwealth and 8 German.[1]
The village school is Scampton Church of England Primary School, which dates from 1870.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Scampton) |
References
- ↑ "Commonwealth War Graves Commission"; Commonwealth War Graves www.cwgc.org retrieved 18 April 2013