Leasingham
| Leasingham | |
| Lincolnshire | |
|---|---|
 Captains Hill, Leasingham | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TF059485 |
| Location: | 53°1’26"N, 0°25’19"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,584 (2011) |
| Post town: | Sleaford |
| Postcode: | NG34 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Kesteven |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Sleaford and North Hykeham |
Leasingham is a village in Kesteven, the south-western part of Lincolnshire. It less than two miles north of Sleaford, and just off the A15. The hamlet of Roxholm stands to the north.
The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,584.
The B1209 passes through the village to join the A153 further east, passing across Leasingham Moor. Close by to the west is RAF Cranwell. The A15 used to run through the village on Captain's Hill until the 1950s.
Captain's Hill takes its name from the local landowner, Captain Richard Wharton-Myddleton, who had been an ensign at the battle of Waterloo. He lived in Leasingham Hall (built about 1836) now a Grade II listed house.
About the village
The parish church is St Andrew's and the village also has a Wesleyan chapel. The local school is St Andrew's primary school.
The village pub is the Duke of Wellington.
There is a manor house, and the village has a village hall and a row of almshouses. A shop and a very small range of local businesses serve the community.
The playing fields include a bowls club and cricket pitch and pre-school.
Outside links
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