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2104:, was heavily in debt and sold most of his estates in Sleaford and Quarrington. The estate office closed in 1989. Much of the land went to property developers and subsequent decades brought new housing and a considerable rise in population. According to a council report, people were attracted to the town by "the quality of life, low crime rates, relatively low house prices and good-quality education". From 1981 to 2011, Sleaford's population rose from 8,000 to 18,000; the growth rate in 1991–2001 was the fastest of any town in the county. The infrastructure struggled to cope, especially with increased traffic congestion. Two bypasses opened and a one-way system was introduced, a process that Simon Pawley argues accelerated the decline of the High Street. In the early 2000s, the Single Regeneration Budget of £15 million granted to Sleaford improved the town centre and funded development of the Hub in 2003 (later called 87: 4244: 96: 3458: 76: 3748:, respectively. County councils have statutory responsibility for some public services, including education, transport, libraries, planning and social care. District councils manage social housing, planning applications, council tax, and waste and recycling. Town councils have powers to run some local amenities. Sleaford Town Council owns and manages the town cemetery, as well as the Boston Road Recreation Ground and six other public open spaces or playgrounds; it also manages the market, Eastgate Car Park, the town's allotments on The Drove and Galley Hill, and several bus stops, public toilets, and street lighting and furniture. Since the 2030: 3918:. The first police station was built at Kesteven Street in 1845 and reconstructed in 1912; the police moved into the former Sleaford Rural District Council offices at the Hoplands on Boston Road in 1998, and this remains Sleaford Police Station as of 2024. The fire and ambulance services share accommodation on Eastgate which opened in 2018. Sleaford's first fire station was built in 1829 on Watergate and was completely rebuilt by the urban district council in 1900; the fire service moved to premises on Church Lane in 1953, which it occupied till 2018. The ambulance service had operated from Kesteven Street from 1960 until 2018. 67: 4544: 2700:

due to the fact that Lord Bristol remained owner of the vast majority of the undeveloped land around the town. However, as the 6th Marquess sold the land from the 1960s onwards and speculative housing blossomed around Sleaford, the civil parish's population expanded rapidly; the population growth rate between 1991 and 2001 was the fastest of any town in Lincolnshire. Between 1981 and 2011, the population more than doubled, reaching 17,671; this had risen by a further 12% to 19,815 by the 2021 census. This accounts for 17% of North Kesteven's population, making Sleaford the most populous civil parish in the district.

2005:, had also attracted notoriety for its taverns, lodging houses and brothels in the early 19th century: it was the "plague spot of the town". The local administration failed to deal with these issues, prompting a heavily critical report on the town's public health by the General Board of Health, which set up a Local Board of Health in 1850 to undertake public works. By the 1880s, Lord Bristol had allowed the Board to pump clean water into the town, though engineering problems and his reluctance to sell land to house a pumping station had delayed the introduction of sewers. In the meantime, despite 4114: 1886: 2122:

manufacturing. Unemployment was lower than the national average as were wages reflecting pay in the food processing and agricultural industries. At the 2011 Census, the largest group of working-age persons by economic activity are those in full-time employment, who make up 43.8 per cent of this section of the population, while 15 per cent are part-time employees and 7.7 per cent are self-employed; 15 per cent of the working-age population were retired, 4.2 per cent unemployed, with 40 per cent of those in long-term unemployment and roughly one third aged 16 to 24. The largest

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in July and a peak average daily mean of 17.2 °C (63.0 °F) occurs in July. The lowest daily mean temperature is 4.1 °C (39.4 °F) in January; the average daily high for that month is 7.0 °C (44.6 °F) and the daily low is 1.3 °C (34.3 °F) (the latter also occurs in February). The East of England tends to be sheltered from strong winds relative to the north and west of the country. Despite this, tornadoes form more often in the East of England than elsewhere; Sleaford suffered them in 2006 and 2012, both causing damage to property.

3760: 129: 3610: 4032:, has 406 pupils aged 5 to 11 on roll, and was rated "good" by Ofsted in 2023. Our Lady of Good Counsel Roman Catholic School was established in 1882 and converted to an academy in 2013; in 2023, it had 166 boys and girls aged 4 to 11 on roll and was rated "good" by Ofsted. Church Lane Primary School, formerly Sleaford Infants' School, opened in 1908; a community school with a nursery, it caters for 203 boys and girls aged 3 to 11 as of 2023; at its latest Ofsted inspection (in 2014), Church Lane Primary School was rated "outstanding". 3733: 1943: 2696:

of the town's economy this produced (combined with the effects of inflated agricultural prices during the Napoleonic wars), Sleaford's population rose steadily in the first half of the 19th century. It totalled 3,539 in New Sleaford and 4,160 across all the three parishes by 1851. The population grew much more slowly between the 1850s and the 1880s, before witnessing further growth that took the urban district's population to 6,427 by 1911 (incorporating New Sleaford, Old Sleaford, Holdingham and Quarrington).

3449:). Of these 10 areas, five placed within the least-deprived 30% of LSOAs nationally (one placed in the least-deprived 10% nationally); these were mostly concentrated in the west of the town, especially in Quarrington and the western parts of the Holdingham ward. However, the parts of the Westholme and Castle wards clustered around the town centre and the eastern part of Holdingham ward fall within the most-deprived 40% of areas nationally, with some of these LSOAs having even higher levels of deprivation. 3756:: Sleaford Castle (3 seats), Sleaford Holdingham (2 seats), Sleaford Navigation (3 seats), Sleaford Quarrington (7 seats) and Sleaford Westholme (3 seats). There are seven representatives from five wards on the district council, as of 2023: Sleaford Castle (1 seat), Sleaford Holdingham (1 seat), Sleaford Navigation (1 seat), Sleaford Quarrington and Mareham (3 seats), and Sleaford Westholme (1 seat). Under the most recently devised boundaries, Sleaford has one seat on Lincolnshire County Council. 18149: 4435:; the earliest record of the club is in 1803 and its pavilion was opened in 1967. The town is also home to several lawn bowling clubs, including Bristol Bowls Club (founded in 1934), Eslaforde Park BC, and Sleaford Town BC (at Mareham Lane). There is also Sleaford Indoor Bowling Club, established in 1991; an all-discipline gymnastics club founded in 1996; Sleaford Striders, an athletics club founded in 1984; and Sleaford Town Runners, a running club established in 2006. 4362: 5726:

council chamber and offices. After its abolition in 1974, the RDC's successor, North Kesteven District Council, used the site for offices and full council meetings, but after it extended its other building at Lafford Terrace in 1991, the district council sold the Hoplands site to Lincolnshire County Council, who spent £2m converting it into the police station between 1996 and 1998 (this included adding a cell block and communications tower).

1668: 1742: 729:, where Eastgate, Northgate, Southgate and Westgate meet. Though some parts have been redeveloped in the 20th century, including the Riverside Shopping Precinct and Flaxwell House, the area follows a medieval street layout and is home to many of the town's oldest buildings; it is also the retail and commercial hub. The area around Carre Street (running parallel to Southgate to the east), once home to industry and wharves, has been 18137: 3898:

until 1967, when a purpose-built automated exchange opened on Westgate. Sleaford Library has occupied its present building on the Market Place since 1987, having been previously based in the former fire station at Watergate since 1956. As of 2024, the library includes a local and family history section and microfiche machine. It was refurbished in 2010, but has been listed by the county council as "undersized".

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in the sector, are the wholesale and retail trades (including automotive repairs) at 16.9 per cent, health and social care (13.4 per cent), public administration and defence (13.3 per cent) and manufacturing (10.9 per cent), with no other groups representing 10 per cent or more. An unemployment survey of Lincolnshire in 2014 found that the county experienced a decline in unemployment (based on

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estate, professional or administrative services (combined 10.6%, well below the English rate of 17.4%), and manufacturing (10.0%, above the national rate of 7.3%). No other sectors accounted for more than 10% of the population and were comparable to the national rate, except for transport and communication, which was almost 40% lower than the rate in England as a whole.

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St Giles Avenue, the Hoplands, Russell Crescent, Jubilee Grove and Grantham Road. Parts of the town were redeveloped: in 1958, the Bristol Arms Arcade opened, the Corn Exchange was demolished in the 1960s and the Waterside Shopping Precinct opened in 1973, as did Flaxwell House, designed to house a department store, though later becoming the national headquarters for

657:; three secondary schools (two of which are selective); four primary schools; three newspapers; police, fire and ambulance stations; several places of worship; many sports clubs; a leisure centre; and several medical and dental practices and care homes. Regeneration has transformed some earlier industrial areas, including through the construction of 1934:

the landowner could charge more rent owing to the increased profitability of the land; those who lost out were the cottagers, who could no longer keep a few animals grazing on the common land at no cost. The process allowed the land boundaries and pathways to be tidied; Drove Lane, running to Rauceby, was shifted north and straightened.

4582:, and as a means of extracting produce and wealth through demesne farming and by granting a market and limited freedoms to the town. As a result, the oldest areas are the market place and the four roads which meet there: Northgate, Southgate, Eastgate and Westgate; many 18th- and 19th-century buildings are found in this area. 3949:. There are also two care homes: Oakdene (on Eastgate) and Glenholme Holdingham Grange (in Holdingham). The town had an NHS clinic at Laundon House on Eastgate; it opened as a maternity hospital in the 1930s, was taken over by the NHS in the 1940s and converted to a clinic in the post-war decades, before closing in 2016. 1965:

19th century to the rise of two local seed merchants: Hubbard and Phillips, and Charles Sharpe; the former took over the Navigation Wharves, and the latter was trading in the US and Europe by the 1880s. The advent of steam power led Kirk and Parry to open a large steam-powered flour mill in 1857 and provided the basis of

5797:" and 6 Non-conformists. In the 19th century, it had a sizeable Non-conformist population and a large Anglican congregation; at the 1851 Census of Religious Worship, an estimated 2,000 people attended Non-conformist places of worship, while an estimated 600–700 people attended Anglican services in the parish. The 3128:(2.7% and 0.2% respectively in England). In 2011, there were 7,653 households in Sleaford civil parish. It has a roughly average proportion of one-person households (29.2% compared with England's figure of 30.2%); most other households consist of one family (65.4% of the total, higher than England's 61.8%). 2140:

parking around the centre and reverting parts of the one-way system, developing southern Southgate and turning Money's Yard into an attraction to link with the National Centre for Craft and Design. North Kesteven District Council granted planning permission for a £56 m project to redevelop the derelict

4648:. During the 1850s, the railways arrived and the station was built in a Gothic style. Sleaford's agricultural location and new transport links encouraged seed trading and malting in the late 19th century: the seed merchant Charles Sharpe's house, The Pines, is on Boston Road. The massive Bass and Company 4906:, Bardi, and held 11 carucates with 29 villeins, 11 borders, 6 sokeman, a church and priest, and 8 mills, 1 acre (0.4 hectares) of woodland, 320 acres (130 hectares) of meadow and 330 acres (130 hectares) of marsh. Ramsey Abbey had been granted land in Sleaford and surrounding villages in about 1051. By 4842: 4204:, eventually leasing them to Thomas Horseman and then selling them to Robert Carre. In the 17th century, the rectory of Quarrington and the vicarage of Old Sleaford were combined to form the ecclesiastical parish of Quarrington with Old Sleaford. As of 2024, Quarrington's Anglican community is served by 5000:

The principle buildings were the Sessions House (1831), the grammar school (1834), Carre's Hospital (1830–1846), the gasworks (1839), Navigation House (1838–39), much of Eastgate (including the Alvey School in 1850, and Kingston and Lafford Terraces in 1856 and 1857), the cemetery (1856) and the corn

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Sleaford's post office was based at Lindum House (23 Northgate) from 1897 to 1933, when it moved to Southgate. As of 2024, a post office (Sleaford Post Office) still operates in Southgate. There is also Woodside Post Office on Lincoln Road. The town's telephone exchange was also based there from 1897

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that elected two members to Parliament. Following the 1867 reforms, the South Lincolnshire constituency's borders were redrawn, but Sleaford remained within it. The franchise was widened by the reforms so that roughly 15% (202) of males in Sleaford and Quarrington could vote in 1868. The constituency

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Parish-level data about country of origin and religion have not yet been published for the 2021 census. The previous census, in 2011, recorded that 92.7% of Sleaford's population were born in the United Kingdom, compared with 86.2% nationally; 4.3% were born in European Union countries other than the

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comparable to those found in developed towns. However, there was no formal charter outlining its freedoms; it was not a centre of trade, and tight control by the bishops meant the economy was mainly geared to serve them. So it retained a strong tradition of demesne farming well into the 14th century.

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closed in the 1950s. Though its traditional market has also declined sharply in the 21st century (and its cattle and corn markets shut in the 20th century), Sleaford's economy has diversified. The town remains an important administrative, service and commercial centre for the surrounding district. It

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Previously a plant nursery, by the 1890s the land was being let by its tenant Thomas Constable for public events and sports matches. The urban district council acquired his lease in 1897 to use the land as a recreation ground and bought the freehold from Lord Bristol in 1962 (also purchasing another

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These figures relate to the area of the Sleaford civil parish as defined in 1974. For the years before 1974, they relate to the civil parish's predecessor, the Sleaford Urban District, which existed between 1894 and 1974. For the years before 1894, they are the sum of the resident populations of the

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Sleaford Urban District Council was granted a coat of arms on 26 October 1950 and after the council was abolished its successor Sleaford Town Council was granted the right to use the arms. The shield combine elements from the arms of the Carre family and the Marquesses of Bristol, while the eagle in

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for the 2023–24 season. Formed as Sleaford Amateurs F.C. in 1920, the club was renamed Sleaford Town in 1968. In 2007 it moved to its present grounds at Eslaforde Park. Sleaford Rugby FC was established in 1978 and opened its clubhouse in 1999 off the A153. Sleaford Golf Club was founded in 1905 and

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Sleaford hosted an annual, volunteer-run carnival in the 20th century; it was last held in 1995 before being revived in 2013; it ran for three years before the planned 2016 carnival was cancelled. The RiverLight Festival, offering activities, open days and exhibitions, has taken place annually since

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on Castle Causeway in 1972, which was rebuilt in 1999. As of 2024, the congregation meet on Wednesdays and Sundays. Sleaford New Life Church began meeting in the 1960s; in 2002, they purchased a site at Mareham Lane and built a new church there; as of 2024, the congregation meet there for worship on

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on Kesteven Street; the oldest part had been built as a row of houses called Lafford Terrace in the 1850s before being mostly being bought by the former Kesteven County Council (KCC) for offices in 1925; a large extension took place in 1960. After KCC's abolition in 1974, the complex was transferred

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The 2021 census revealed that the most common industries residents worked in were: public administration, education and health (combined 37.2%, much higher than the national rate of 30.3%), retail, hotels and accommodation (combined 21.0%, slightly higher than England's rate of 19.9%), finance, real

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Parish-level data about household composition, age and housing have not yet been published for the 2021 census. In the 2011 census, 48.4% of the population were male and 51.6% female. Of the population over 16, 50.3% were married, compared to 46.6% in England; 28.9% were single (a smaller proportion

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is those working in lower-tier managerial or administrative roles (21.9 per cent), followed by semi-routine (17.8 per cent), routine (15 per cent) and intermediate (12.5 per cent) occupations; no other group comprised 10 per cent or more. In terms of industry, the most common, based on those working

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in the 1930s caused unemployment to rise. The Council housing put up along Drove Lane proved insufficient for the low-income families after the Westgate slums were cleared in the 1930s; Jubilee Grove opened in that decade to meet the demand. In the post-war period, there were housing developments at

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Sleaford has a lawn bowls club, Bristol Bowls Club, with facilities on Boston Road. Its origins trae back to at least 1904, when croquet matches were being played at Boston Road. Croquet fell out of favour in the 1930s and the croquet club was disbanded and the Boston Road Bowls Club founded in its

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Proposals to link Sleaford to Ancaster for transporting stone in 1827 did not materialise; works by the Ambergate Company in the 1840s should have extended to Sleaford, but stopped at Grantham in 1850, while opposition from the Navigation Company to another proposal further delayed railway links to

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and sold in 1856 to be converted into an infants school and later a library and offices. In 1994, Sleaford Little Theatre bought and restored it and in 2000 it opened to the public. The Sleaford Picturedrome opened in 1920; the cinema closed in 2000 and the building became a snooker hall and then a

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until 1901, after which it used a purpose-built council chamber at Sleaford's new fire station in Watergate. From 1919, the UDC also had a depot and stables at Jermyn Street and created a permanent office there in 1927. In 1955, the UDC brought its offices and council chamber under one roof when it

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Slower rates were recorded for the urban district between then and the 1931 census, though the pace picked up again in the 1930s; by the outbreak of the second world war in 1939 there were 7,835 residents. Sleaford's population grew very slowly in the post-war years, reaching 7,975 by 1971, largely

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was conducted in 1801 and recorded a population of 1,596 in New Sleaford (including Holdingham); combined with Old Sleaford and Quarrington, this gave a population of 1,812 in the area covered by today's Sleaford civil parish. Following the opening of Sleaford Navigation in 1792 and the flourishing

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Sleaford, as it appeared in 1891. The major roads are marked in red; railways in grey and rivers in blue. Key: (1) Market Place, (2) St Denys' Church, (3) Manor House, (4) Carre's Grammar School, (5) Westholme House, (6) Castle, (7) Station, (8) Old Place, (9) the remains of St Giles's Church, (10)

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with warm summers and cool winters. Lincolnshire's position on the east of the British Isles allows for a sunnier and warmer climate relative to the national average, and it is one of the driest counties in the UK. In Sleaford, the average daily high temperature peaks at 21.1 °C (70.0 °F)

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had its own quarter sessions; in Kesteven, the sessions were split between northern and southern divisions; those for the north met at Sleaford from at least the 17th century and the court was known as the Sleaford Bench. The magistrates met at a building on the market place, which was replaced in

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The 2011 census showed Sleaford's population to be very slightly higher than the national average; the mean age was 40 and the median 41 years, compared with 39.3 and 39 for England. 24.3% of the population was under 20, versus 24% of England's, and 23.2% of Sleaford's population was aged over 60,

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In 1563 there were 145 households in New Sleaford (including 20 in Holdingham), plus 10 in Old Sleaford and 17 in Quarrington. In the late 17th and early 18th centuries, the diocese recorded that there were "more than 250 families" in the ecclesiastical parish of Sleaford, with a further 35 in the

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opened in 1794. It eased the export of farm produce to the Midlands and the import of coal and oil. Mills along the Slea benefited and wharves were constructed around Carre Street. Between 1829 and 1836 the navigation's toll rights increased in value 27 times over. The railways emerged in the 19th

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known as North, West and Sleaford Fields. When these were enclosed in 1794, over 90 per cent of the 1,096 acres (444 hectares) of the open land was owned by Lord Bristol. Despite the costs of fencing and re-organisation, the system was easier to farm and cottages were built closer to fields, while

1901:. The manor and his residence at Old Place reverted to the Crown and were later sold to Robert Carre. George Carre or Carr from Northumberland had settled in Sleaford by 1522 when he was described as a wool merchant. His son Robert bought Hussey's land and the castle and manor of New Sleaford from 4438:

Sleaford Leisure Centre originated in the opening of an outdoor lido in 1886; a children's pool was added in 1960 but closed in 1981, while the older pool was converted into the modern indoor leisure centre in 1984. In 2011 North Kesteven District Council received a grant of £2.85 million to fund

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In 2011 North Kesteven District Council produced a 25-year strategy to regenerate the town, since its rapid growth since the 1990s had outgrown improvements to its infrastructure. It planned future residential developments and outlined ways to improve the town centre. It suggested developing more

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opened. This made trading easier and improved communications, but led to the decline of the Navigation Company. Income from tolls decreased by 80 per cent between 1858 and 1868; it made its first loss in 1873 and was abandoned in 1878. The town's rural location and transport links led in the late

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The council owns and manages Castlefield (6.2 acres), Woodside Play Area (5.5 acres), George Street Play Area (2.2 acres), Lincoln Road Play Area (1.2 acres), Meadowfield Play Area (0.75 acres) and Eastgate Green (0.75 acres); it manages but does not own the play areas at Peacock Court and Spire

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The site at the Hoplands was acquired by Sleaford Rural District Council (RDC) by 1960 to be used for housing, but in 1962 they opted to build a new office there (replacing smaller premises on Northgate, which they had occupied since 1915); the RDC building was completed in 1964 and included its

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The earliest references to Old and New Sleaford occur in 13th century documents, which limits their use as evidence for town plantation; the grants of a market and fair in the 12th century do not necessarily indicate a new settlement, but merely a codification and rationalisation of pre-existing

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under Holdingham (where the ground rises to 82 feet (25 m) above sea level in places), parts of central Sleaford, and most of the housing at Quarrington (where elevations exceed over 98 feet (30 m) at Quarrington Hill) and southern Greylees. The bedrock on the eastern parts of the town

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sixth form) founded in 1604 with 806 pupils on roll as of 2024; it converted to an academy in 2011 and was judged to be "good" by Ofsted in 2023. It is run by the Robert Carre Trust. Kesteven and Sleaford High School is a girls' grammar school (with a coeducation sixth form) founded in 1902. It

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was provided and a gasworks was constructed in Eastgate. In 1866, the company was incorporated; in 1895–96, the works were rebuilt and lit the town through to the company's nationalisation in 1948. Gas ceased to be made there in the 1960s and the original buildings were retained, although later

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In terms of occupational composition, in 2021 Sleaford's workforce was broadly similar to the workforce in the whole of England. It has slightly lower proportions of people in professional, associate professional and technical roles (30.4%) and managerial occupations (11.1%). There are slightly

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was the only working corn mill in the town. An old mill at the junction of Westgate and Castle Causeway supplied hemp to the growing rope-making business of the Foster and Hill families. As the local historian Simon Pawley wrote, "In many respects, things had changed little since the survey of

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crossed the River Slea. Although only sparse pottery evidence has been found for the middle Iron Age period, 4,290 pellet mould fragments, probably used for minting and dated to 50 BC–AD 50, have been uncovered south-east of the modern town centre, south of a crossing of the River Slea and near

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on the eastern fringe of the parish in the early 1880s and converted Cogglesford Mill into a pump to convey wastewater to the farm. This system was in place from 1884. The farm was initially let to four tenants who were responsible for disposal but in 1903 the urban district council took over

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Sleaford served the surrounding agricultural communities and the town maintained a weekly market throughout the 19th century and a livestock market on Northgate from 1874 until 1984. According to a 2010 council report, the public sector was the town's main employer, along with agriculture and

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and Anthony Peacock financed and benefited from the navigation and founded the bank that took over Alvey's House on Northgate and later added a Baroque extension; Henry Handley, a Member of Parliament, is commemorated by the Handley Memorial on Southgate, a Gothic monument in the style of an

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until it was privatised in 1990. A "virtually carbon neutral" straw-burning power-station at Sleaford opened in 2013; capable of supplying electricity to 65,000 homes, it is powered by straw bales from farms within a 50-mile (80-kilometre) radius. Most electricity generated is fed into the

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Sleaford was a market town until the 20th century, serving a rural hinterland. Seed companies such as Hubbard and Phillips and Sharpes International were established in the late 19th century, though have since closed. The arrival of the railway made the town favourable for malting, but the

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opened as The Hub in 2002 in the redeveloped Hubbard and Phillips seed warehouses with support from a Single Regeneration Budget grant. It houses exhibitions of applied and contemporary art. Opened in 2010, the Carre Gallery (on Carre Street) is operated by Sleaford Gallery Arts Trust.

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Kesteven County Council promoted a Bill to Parliament to build an electricity generating station which passed in 1900. It was built at the cost of £6,700 in 1901 on Castle Causeway and remained there beyond nationalisation in 1948; by the 1970s it had been extended to include a new

1711:(AD 43–409), the settlement was "extensive and of considerable importance". Its location beside the Fens may have made it economically and administratively significant as a centre for stewards and owners of fenland estates. There are signs of a road connecting Old Sleaford to 3855:

In 1879, an Act of Parliament was passed to set up a water company for Sleaford; pumping machinery was installed and works constructed in 1880 to provide a clean water supply to the town. In 1948, the council took over the company and in 1962 its operation was handed to the

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Until the 1880s, Sleaford's raw sewage was conveyed through "an antiquated system of drains, open cesspits and inadequate sewers"; the town's effluent was discharged into the Slea, which was also the source of drinking water. The local board of health purchased land for a

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deposits are found along the Slea's course, and sand and gravel of the Sleaford series are found to the east and south. Most of the soil is free-draining, lime-rich and loamy, though some of the eastern parts are on loamy soils with naturally high groundwater.

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through the town was converted into use as a canal for much of the 19th century. Plans to canalise it were drawn up in 1773, but faced opposition from land-owners who feared it might affect the drainage of fens. Plans were approved in 1791 with the support of

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who met there moved to new a chapel on Southgate in 1867–1868 (extended in 2007); in 1972, it became Sleaford United Reformed Church, which merged with Sleaford Community Church to form Riverside Church in 2008. As of 2024, it hosts weekly Sunday worship.

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burial rites. The now ruined Church of St Giles/All Saints at Old Sleaford has been discovered and excavations of the market place in 1979 uncovered Anglo-Saxon remains from the 8th–9th centuries, indicating some form of enclosure with domestic features.

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Following a fundraising campaign and membership drive beginning in 1985, Sleaford Indoor Bowling Club purchased the lease on land adjacent to the town's leisure centre in 1987, and opened a purpose-built bowling centre in 1991, which was refurbished in

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or multi-ethnic; and 0.5% other ethnicities. The population is therefore less ethnically diverse than England as a whole, where 81.0% were White, 9.6% Asian or British Asian, 4.2% Black, African, Caribbean or Black British, 3.0 mixed and 2.2% other.

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The local historian Simon Pawley says that they first in the 1790s at the house of Thomas Fawcett there, while the county council has stated that they first met in 1796 at the Paper Mills on Westgate, and then hired a room in Park's Yard in

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management. In 1954, a new treatment plant was built on East Road; it was expanded in the late 1970s while the town's sewage pipes were also updated from 1980 to 1984. The treatment works were upgraded again in 1994, at the cost of £2.4m.

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missionary was conducting services in the town. A Catholic school and chapel were built in 1882 on Jermyn Street and in 1889, Our Lady of Good Counsel Roman Catholic Church, opened beside it. As of 2023, the Catholic parish sits in the

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began meeting in the town in 1838 in a house in Long Row, New Quarrington. They then occupied a house on Westgate, before having a purpose-built chapel on that road in 1841; in 1964 the congregation merged with the Methodists based at

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site by converting it into residential and retail space and creating about 500 permanent jobs. The development including a supermarket was delayed when the town council opposed a link road through part of the recreation ground.

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Since 2015, the town council has had its headquarters at the Town Hall in Quayside House, off Carre Street; the building is part of the modern Navigation Yard development. The district council is also based in Sleaford, at the

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to be established where local people petitioned for one; covering urban areas, these boards took over powers over public sanitation from the Guardians. The parish of New Sleaford, excluding the hamlet of Holdingham, was made a

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until 1881, when most of the congregation moved to a new chapel on Eastgate, though a faction remained until 1915, after which the building was converted to a house. The chapel on Eastgate was known as the Temple and housed

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until 2011, after which meetings were held at The Source in Southgate. In 2015, it very briefly met at Mill House, before moving both its offices and council chamber to Quayside House that year; it purchased the property in

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Sleaford Recreation Ground on Boston Road spans 13.8 acres. Owned and managed by Sleaford Town Council, it is the town's largest public space. There are several other open spaces and playgrounds managed by the town council.

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village, which has a historic core that has been merged into the town's urban area by modern housing developments. The earliest suburban housing at the base of Southgate appeared in the 19th century and was known as

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first met on Westgate in the late 18th century and built a chapel there in 1802. They moved to a chapel on North Street in 1848, rebuilt in 1972. As of 2024, this houses Sleaford Methodist Church, in the Sleaford

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1692," with few of the buildings or infrastructure being improved. Major changes to agriculture and industry took place in the last decade of that century. From the Middle Ages, Sleaford was surrounded by three

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was built by 1838, able to house 181 inmates. Despite these advances, the slums around Westgate were crowded, lacking in sanitation and ridden by disease; Northgate, as the entry point from the north along the

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is that they focused on the settlement at Old Sleaford, due to evidence that New Sleaford was planted in the 12th century by the bishop to increase his income, a development associated with the construction of

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called Sleaford was created on 6 July 1973 covering the area of the urban district, which had the effect of abolishing the four parishes of Holdingham, New Sleaford, Old Sleaford and Quarrington. The new

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New Sleaford's population more than doubled from 1,596 in 1801 to 3,539 in 1851. Coinciding with this is the construction or extension of public buildings, often by the local contractors Charles Kirk and

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To the north-west of the centre, housing developments along Northgate (which becomes Lincoln Road north of the railway line), mostly built in the 20th and early 21st centuries, have brought the hamlet of

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had roughly 100 members the following year, which increased to 193 in 1911. The original golf course has been altered. In 2014, the club had roughly 600 members. Sleaford Cricket Club has grounds at

12075: 13587: 3662:, overseen by a Board of Guardians, was founded in 1836. The Board of Guardians administered welfare to the poor and were progressively granted powers relating to public health and sanitation. The 13617: 3941:. As of 2024, Sleaford has two GP surgeries: Sleaford Medical Group on Boston Road and Millview Medical Centre on Handley Street. The town also has three dental surgeries and four pharmacies. The 2093:. Old industries departed; Ward and Dale closed down in 1939 and Lee and Green around the 1940s; Bass shut the maltings in 1959, and Hubbard and Phillips's pea-sorting factory closed in 1972. New 5716:

chapel built in 1907 (superseding an older one on Westgate of 1841, which survives) and closed in 1964 when the society merged with the methodists on Northgate and worshipped at the chapel there.

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These figures include Holdingham before 1866. The figures excluding Holdingham hamlet were: 1,483 (1801), 1,781 (1811), 2,094 (1821), 2,450 (1831), 3,184 (1841), 3,372 (1851), and 3,325 (1861).

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grant allowed the trust to establish a museum on Southgate, which opened in 2015. Sleaford and District Civic Trust was founded in 1972 to "preserve the best features" of the town. Sleaford

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The railways arrived in the 19th century. Early proposals to bring a line to Sleaford failed, but in 1852 plans were made to build the Boston, Sleaford and Midland Counties Railway and its

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Report to the General Board of Health on a Preliminary Inquiry into the Sewerage, Drainage, and Supply of Water, and the Sanitary Condition of the Inhabitants of the Parish of New Sleaford

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periods but the Saxons did establish themselves eventually. South of the modern town, a 6th to 7th-century cemetery has been uncovered with an estimated 600 burials, many showing signs of

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railway linking Sleaford station with the RAF base opened in 1917 and closed in 1956. During the Second World War, Lincolnshire was "the most significant location for bomber command" and

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chapels were flourishing in the poorest parts of the town, at Westgate from the early 19th century and at Northgate after 1848, where they sought to provide spiritual care and education.

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The order establishing this arrangement made no mention of Holdingham, but contemporary press reports and the scholar F. A. Youngs state that Holdingham was included in New Sleaford USD.

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to the newly established North Kesteven District Council, serving as its offices and, after a major extension in 1991, becoming its sole office building and host to its council chamber.

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sits between the one of the business parks, Eastgate and the Slea. South of the river, the town's urban area extends eastwards along Boston Road, which runs from Southgate to the A17 at

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is one of the oldest in England (though was rebuilt in 1884). As of 2024, services are held every Sunday and Wednesday. The vicarage, adjacent to the church, dates to the 15th century.

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place in 1934. By the 1960s, it had its own pavillion and lawn at Boston Road. It was renamed Bristol Bowls Club in 1961 to avoid confusion with the Sleaford Road (Boston) Bowls Club.

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junction at Holdingham Roundabout. To the north-east, the town's built-up area has expanded along Eastgate, with 19th-century housing closer to the town centre giving way to modern

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nightclub that closed in 2008 before reopening as another nightclub in 2015 which was still operating in 2021, though as of 2024 the building has been converted into a sports bar.

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in Quarrington village; parts of the building date back to the 13th century; services are held on Sundays. It is in the deanery of Lafford and archdeaconry of Lincoln. In 1932 a

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As of 2011, Sleaford has a higher proportion of people who own their homes with or without a mortgage (68.5%) than in England (63.3%), a slightly lower proportion of people who

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to the west. These neighbouring parishes are all rural, comprising villages separated from Sleaford's urban area by fields, though Kirkby la Thorpe also includes the Milton Way

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declared its parish to be a town at its first meeting on 14 November 1973, allowing it to take the style "town council" and letting the chair of the council take the title of

3501:. It also passed through Sleaford until 1993, when its bypass was completed. Three roads meet at Sleaford's market place: Northgate (B1518), Southgate and Eastgate (B1517). A 2756:, indicating slightly higher levels of religiosity than in England as a whole (where the figures are 68.1% and 24.7% respectively). However, compared to England's population, 1869:, evidence suggests that Sleaford developed a locally important role in the wool trade. In the Lay Subsidy of 1334, New Sleaford was the wealthiest settlement in the Flaxwell 921: 608:

From the 16th century, the landowning Carre family kept tight control over the town – it grew little in the early modern period. The manor passed from the Carre family to the

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and St Botolph's in Quarrington date to the 12th and 13th centuries respectively, while Sleaford's half-timbered vicarage is 15th century. St Denys' Church is noted for its

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and between the two roads. To the town centre's west is Westgate, medieval in origin but heavily developed with dense terraced housing in the 19th century; to its north is

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settlement has been found. The medieval records differentiate between Old and New Sleaford, the latter emerging by the 12th century around the present-day market place and

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to the east, a low-lying region of the East of England which has been drained to reveal nutrient-rich soils that form some of the most productive farmland in the country.

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were well-connected with business; Benjamin Handley was a lawyer, prominent in the Navigation Company and partner in the local bank Peacock, Handley and Kirton. His son,

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paid to the prebendary were valued at £11 19s. 7d. (£11.98) in 1616. The Prebendal Court of Sleaford had jurisdiction over New and Old Sleaford and Holdingham to grant

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arrangements. The diversion of roads like Mareham Lane and the compass-aligned streets provide no chronology even if they imply a westward migration from Old Sleaford.

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on the Market Place. The Carre family founded the grammar school which was rebuilt in 1834, the hospital, rebuilt in 1830, and the almshouses, rebuilt 1857, while the

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When the building was converted into a shop in 1996, it was reported that it had been derelict for "ten years or more". It was still in operation as a church in 1980.

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Mareham Lane in Old Sleaford. The largest of its kind in Europe, the deposit has led archaeologists to consider that the site in Old Sleaford as one of the largest

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Stroud, William; Stroud, Margaret (1981), "A Comparison of the 1851 and 1871 Census Returns for the Area Formerly Known as 'The Tofts'", in Ellis, Charles (ed.),

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were the largest religious minority, accounting for 0.4% of the town's residents compared with 5% nationally; all other groups were present in very low numbers.

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tenure from 1258 survives; tenants in the nearby hamlet of Holdingham held tofts with other land, while those in New Sleaford held only tofts, indicating that

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On a Wreath of the Colours an Eagle wings extended and head downwards and to the sinister proper holding in the beak an Ear of Wheat stalked and leaved Or.

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limestone. Greylees and the northern fringe of the Quarrington Hill estate sit on the southern edge of this valley, on the Blisworth clays and limestone.

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The town centre lies about 49 feet (15 m) above sea level and has formed around the River Slea, which runs west to north-east through it. A band of

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were a much higher proportion of the Sleaford's population (70.3%), and all other groups were present at a lower proportion than the national rates;

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This hypothesis was based on the topography, the granting of a fair, market and burgage tenure in the 12th century, and the "Old" and "New" epithets

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Bricks could also be transported more easily, which contributed to the construction of new buildings on West Banks, Grantham Road and London Road (

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constructed offices and wharves along Carre Street. The canal brought trade, while the Gothic-fronted gasworks on Eastgate lit the town from 1839.

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closed Sleaford Magistrates' Court in 2010. As of 2020, the nearest magistrates' courts serving Sleaford's residents are at Lincoln and at Boston.

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royal foundation. There is little evidence of estate structure until the late Saxon period, but there may have been a market and court before the

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Sleaford has four state primary schools. William Alvey Church of England School, founded in 1729 following a bequest by William Alvey, became an

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d. Meanwhile, Old Sleaford, an "insignificant" place since the end of the Roman period, declined and may have been deserted by the 16th century.

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The town council met in and maintained an office at Westgate House from 1973 until 1981, after which it shared rooms at the new civic centre at

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met in Westgate in the early 19th century; by 1848, the congregation had set up in Northgate, an area known for its taverns and poor tenements.

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complex. Also forking off from Southgate are Grantham Road and London Road, which fan out in a south-west direction. They link Sleaford with

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The figures for 1861 and 1871 are based on combining the populations for Old Sleaford, New Sleaford and Holdingham parishes, as recorded in

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The figures for 1861 and 1871 are based on combining the populations for Old Sleaford, New Sleaford and Holdingham parishes, as recorded in

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compared with 22% of England's population. In 2011, 82.1% of the population were in good or very good health, compared to 81.4% in England.

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between 1123 and 1139. Beresford's theory has been criticised by the historians Christine Mahany and David Roffe who have reinterpreted the

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UK and Ireland; for England, the figure was 3.7%. 2.6% of the population was born outside the EU, whereas the total for England was 9.4%.

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claimants) by 29 per cent over the preceding 12 months, while the county's unemployment rate was marginally below the national average.

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complex, constructed in brick off Mareham Lane between 1892 and 1905, is grade II*listed and has a frontage more than 1,000 feet long.

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Census of Great Britain, 1851: Population Tables. I. Numbers of the Inhabitants, in the Years 1801, 1811, 1821, 1831, 1841, & 1851

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household spaces is lower (19.3% against 24.5% nationally). The proportion of purpose-built flats is also lower (8.7% versus 16.7%).

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In the later Middle Ages, the Romano-British settlement became known as Old Sleaford, while New Sleaford was a settlement centred on

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Speculum Diœceseos Lincolniensis: Sub Episcopis Gul: Wake et Edm: Gibson, A.D. 1705–1723: Part I: Archdeaconries of Lincoln and Stow

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ancient/civil parishes of New Sleaford, Old Sleaford, Quarrington and (after it was separated from New Sleaford in 1866) Holdingham.

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of St Denys, Sleaford, encloses the town of Sleaford and hamlet of Holdingham but does not include Quarrington. It falls within the

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The parts of Lincolnshire, which have medieval origins. They formed the basis of local government until 1974, including (from 1889)

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sit within the civil parish boundaries: Lollycocks Field, providing mostly wildflower and wetlands habitats alongside Eastgate, and

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to gain legal force behind their monopoly on charging tolls on market and cattle traders and for driving animals through the town.

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From County Hospital to NHS Trust: The History and Archives of NHS Hospitals, Services and Management in York, 1740–2000: Volume 1

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in England were constructed from the 1760s to make inland trade easier; Sleaford's businessmen were keen to benefit from these.

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Benefice Profile and Statement of Need: Quarrington, Cranwell and Silk Willoughby in the Deanery of Lafford, Diocese of Lincoln

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material and argued that in 1086 the Bishop's manor included the church and associated settlement which became "New" Sleaford.

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The parishes of New and Old Sleaford were in the peculiar jurisdiction of the predendary until 1846, when they became part of

3617:(KCC). Sleaford was in Kesteven and KCC held its meetings alternately in Sleaford and the other major settlement in Kesteven, 818:, parkland which houses a school; to the road's south is West Banks and its adjoining streets, between the River Slea and the 18186: 17434: 17396: 17349: 17320: 17237: 17212: 17180: 17162: 17035: 16974: 16912: 16890: 16636: 16618: 16453: 16406: 16384: 16314: 16296: 16278: 16260: 16242: 16191: 16063: 16016: 15995: 15818: 15753: 13893: 11935: 11905: 11850: 11749: 9316: 9237: 8209: 7572: 7539: 5918: 5700: 4095: 3808: 3804: 6613: 1913:; his son founded Sleaford Hospital in 1636. The last male descendant died in 1683 and the heiress, Isabella Carre, married 16200: 15218: 11420: 4959: 4309: 3911: 3824: 3124:(compared with 9% in England), 7.1% widowed (comparable with 6.9% for all of England), 3.1% separated and 0.1% in same-sex 1765:

The earliest documentary reference to Sleaford occurs in a 9th-century charter, when it was owned by Medehamstede Abbey in

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2022; in 2024, it will host a carnival. Sleaford Live Week is organised annually to showcase local musicians and artists.

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There are three tiers of local government covering Sleaford, at parish, district and county level: Sleaford Town Council,

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constructed or added to numerous public buildings and private residences, including Lafford Terrace and their own houses

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from the late-Saxon period onwards. The Bishops of Lincoln used the medieval town as a base, constructing the now-ruined

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the crest symbolises Sleaford's links with the Royal Air Force and the ear of wheat in its beak represents agriculture.

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Minutes of Proceedings in Quarter Sessions Held for the Parts of Kesteven in the County of Lincoln, 1674-1695: Volume I

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parish of Quarrington. One estimate puts the population of New Sleaford at 800 to 900 at this time. The first official

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Sleaford Museum Trust was formed in the 1970s to collect and preserve historical artefacts from the town's history. A

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Old Sleaford Revealed: A Lincolnshire Settlement in Iron Age, Roman, Saxon and Medieval Times: Excavations 1882–1995

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These statistics are based on the sums of those for each of the five census wards for the town, the data being at:

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who owned estates and quarries that he hoped would benefit. An Act of Parliament passed in 1792, establishing the

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A Short Account of the Late Mr. Thomas Fawcett, to Which is Added the Rise and Progress of Methodism in Sleaford

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became an academy in 2011 and was judged to be "good" by Ofsted in 2017. It was taken over by the Robert Carre

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The Sleaford Muslim Community Association met in St Deny's Church Hall during the early 2000s. A prayer hall,

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As the economic initiative passed more to burgesses and middlemen who formed ties with nearby towns such as

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can be found near the bottom of Southgate; Station Road includes some converted 19th-century warehouses.

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The manor of Old Sleaford was owned in the late 15th and early 16th centuries by the Hussey family, but

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and Bronze Age human activity in the vicinity. The earliest known permanent settlement dates from the

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factory, Lee and Green, opened in c. 1883 and became one of Sleaford's most important manufacturers.

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For Flaxwell House and the Riverside Centre, and more detail on the loss of historic buildings, see

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argued in 1281 that his right to hold a market and fair had existed since time immemorial. In 1329,

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The District comprises the parishes of New Sleaford, Old Sleaford, Quarrington, and Holdingham...

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Kesteven and Sleaford High School: Part of the Robert Carre Trust: Admissions Policy, 2025–2026

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television series, was born in a house on Jermyn Street. In sport, the professional footballer

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served as the town's Presbyterian minister and preached there for more than forty years, while

4598: 4479: 4427: 4412: 4324: 4052: 3691: 3676: 3663: 3415: 2725: 1841: 858: 698: 17532: 16291:, Lincolnshire History, vol. 4, Lincoln: Lincolnshire Library Service, pp. 171–179, 15990:, Lincolnshire History, vol. 4, Lincoln: Lincolnshire Library Service, pp. 111–132, 15960: 14552: 12743: 10721: 10694: 10653: 10279: 8517: 8495: 8469: 8443: 8256: 8156:"Monument Record MLI90625 – Site of Former Lee and Green Factory and Bottling Plant, Sleaford" 6913: 6657: 6304: 4113: 3652: 1885: 1785:

and the lost hamlet of Millsthorpe, formed the "most important mill cluster in Lincolnshire".

18153: 17725: 17551: 17027: 17017: 16523: 10442: 10283: 9185: 9086: 7802: 7308: 6300: 5777: 5632: 4822:, grew up in Sleaford and, after retiring, taught Physical Education at St George's Academy. 4628: 4590: 4547: 4432: 4393: 4281: 4142: 4134: 3986: 3938: 3882: 3830:

From 1999 until 2020, Lincolnshire elected members of the European Parliament as part of the

3672: 3667: 3644: 3136: 1845: 1612: 865: 191: 17207:, Lincolnshire History, vol. 4, Lincoln: Lincolnshire Library Service, pp. 51–66, 17175:, Lincolnshire History, vol. 4, Lincoln: Lincolnshire Library Service, pp. 79–96, 16273:, Lincolnshire History, vol. 4, Lincoln: Lincolnshire Library Service, pp. 67–70, 15926: 13781: 9506: 4983:, p. 87). For a full account of the development of West Banks and adjoining roads, see 3699:

moved into Westgate House, where the authority remained until its abolition. During a major

17872: 17837: 17720: 17685: 17675: 17665: 16903:, History of Lincolnshire, vol. 10, Lincoln: History of Lincolnshire Committee of the 16397:, History of Lincolnshire, vol. 6, Lincoln: History of Lincolnshire Committee for the 13972: 12068:"Headteacher Leaves as Kesteven and Sleaford High School Joins Carre's Multi-Academy Trust" 6501: 5636: 5568: 5532: 4802: 4616: 4404: 4397: 4084:; and it has 2,319 pupils on roll across both sites. Ofsted judged it "good" in 2015. The 4069: 3966: 3704: 3561: 3517: 3513: 3438:(10.3%), process, plant and machine operatives (8.8%), and elementary occupations (11.4%). 2733: 2128: 1866: 1696: 933: 551: 503: 198: 17305:

Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1783–2002: Part II

16255:, Lincolnshire History, vol. 4, Lincoln: Lincolnshire Library Service, pp. 1–4, 12768: 9560:

Local Government Board's Provisional Orders Confirmation (Caistor Union, &c.) Act 1877

5010:

Playhouse Yard, Charles Street, Leicester Street and Cabbage Row being four main examples.

4987:, pp. 51–65. Station Road and Nag's Head Passage were also developed in this period ( 4768:, the artist, was born in Quarrington, where his father was rector. The children's author 4741:

astronomer and astrologer, worked in Sleaford during his youth. In academia, the botanist

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consortium allows pupils from each school to choose subjects taught at all three schools.

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miles (23.7 kilometres) by road and two stops on the Poacher Line, is a major stop on the

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granted the bishop fairs on the feast days of St Denis and St Peter's Chains. A survey of

913:

and, at its lowest elevations at Quarrington Fen and Boiling Wells Farm, earlier Jurassic

55: 8: 17777: 17265: 16574: 15705: 14579:"Water way to open a swimming pool! Sleaford Leisure Centre reopens after £2.85 m revamp" 14398: 10854: 9133: 5828: 5713: 5492: 4811: 4636: 4483: 4408: 4377: 4085: 4065: 4060: 3907: 3581: 3466: 2014: 1956: 1898: 1849: 1837: 1754: 895: 883: 625: 609: 590: 353: 16721:

Sleaford Masterplan: Appendix 4: Market Issues Report, GOAD Report and Employment Trends

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and 27 acres (11 hectares) of meadow; it was sokeland of the abbot of Ramsey's manor of

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Ellis, Charles (1981c), "Buildings Going up, Areas Decaying", in Ellis, Charles (ed.),

14428: 13465: 12843: 12142: 10446: 10375: 9833: 9782: 9719: 9701: 9625: 9563: 9511: 9265:"Route (road): Sleaford, Lincolnshire, UK, to Grantham Station, Station Road, Grantham" 5856: 5764: 5444: 4742: 4423: 4267: 4252: 4181: 4169:, fronts onto the market place; the oldest parts date to the late 12th century and the 4146: 4138: 4101:: Holton Sleaford Independent School, which opened in 2021. It caters for pupils with " 4077: 4072:

school. It traces its origins to 1908 when Sleaford Council School opened; it became a

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and south of Boston Road are mostly planned 20th- or 21st-century residential estates.

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The town has three secondary schools, each with sixth forms: the two grammar schools (

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Sleaford is in the North Kesteven District of Lincolnshire (coloured red on this map).

3418:(including full-time students), compared with 60.9% for all of England. 60.6% were in 1960:

century as an alternative to canals and arrived at the town in 1857, when a line from

822:, an area heavily built up in the 19th century. South of Westbanks are the remains of 18171: 18116: 18068: 18008: 17976: 17760: 17617: 17508: 17488: 17461: 17453: 17430: 17410: 17392: 17368: 17345: 17316: 17291: 17271: 17233: 17208: 17176: 17158: 17154: 17135: 17094: 17087: 17053: 17031: 16970: 16930: 16908: 16886: 16796: 16777: 16632: 16614: 16547: 16497: 16449: 16402: 16380: 16335: 16310: 16292: 16274: 16256: 16238: 16222: 16187: 16164: 16146: 16100: 16059: 16012: 16004: 15991: 15870: 15814: 15749: 15316: 14470: 14237: 14192: 14075: 13567: 12578: 12541: 11567:"The Former Quarrington Primary School, Grantham Road, Sleaford (ref. name MLI94228)" 11039: 10821: 10589: 10042: 10017: 9336: 8676: 8573: 7999: 5946: 5735:

Covering the wapentakes of Flaxwell, Langoe, Aswardhurn, Loveden and Boothby Graffoe.

5520: 5476: 5368: 5334: 5309: 5284: 5151: 5122: 5097: 5072: 5047: 4819: 4815: 4773: 4468: 4277: 4220: 4193: 4102: 4003: 3759: 3721: 3703:, Sleaford Urban District was abolished on 1 April 1974, being absorbed into the new 3680: 3509: 3143:(13.8% compared with 17.7% nationally). The proportion of household spaces which are 2466: 2158: 2078: 1930: 1813: 1805: 1687:

and earlier has been recovered and excavations have shown there was unsustained late-

1533: 914: 686: 602: 17543: 14344: 13649:"From Picturehouse to Nightclub – The Forgotten History of Sleaford's Former Cinema" 13525: 6018: 17980: 17972: 17766: 17627: 17075: 17013: 16855:

Inspection of Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

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Ellis, Charles (1981d), "Sleaford and National Politics", in Ellis, Charles (ed.),

16081:, Sleaford: Central Lincolnshire Joint Strategic Planning Committee, archived from 15943: 14371: 14249: 14204: 14155: 14087: 12253: 12171: 11877: 11645: 10308: 9348: 7643: 5648: 5544: 4769: 4723: 4567: 4118: 4048: 4044: 3926: 3816: 3712: 3486: 3147:

houses is higher than average (39.2% compared with 22.3%), while the proportion of

2729: 2085: 2074: 1925: 953: 937: 834: 762: 758: 690: 507: 327: 15851: 15663: 15632: 15601: 15530: 15499: 15453: 15422: 15391: 15360: 15295: 15264: 7580: 7547: 18052: 18040: 17388: 17362: 17261: 17125: 17021: 16647:"Coinage and the Settlements of the Corieltauvi in the East Midlands and England" 16158: 16124: 16112: 16094: 15682: 15562: 12374: 9714: 9547: 9032: 9008: 8984: 8823: 8772: 8359: 8024: 7523: 6530: 6148: 5951: 5851: 5652: 5456: 5243: 4704: 4692: 4684:, also educated at the grammar, was MP for Grantham and Sleaford and chairman of 4610: 4579: 4317: 4300: 4068:

in 2015. As of 2024, it has 763 pupils on roll. St George's Academy is mixed-sex

3995: 3969:(later called magistrates), who tried more serious but non-capital crimes in the 3795: 3478: 2737: 2094: 2070: 2050: 1918: 1818: 1774: 1746: 1607:

The earliest records of the place-name Sleaford are found in a charter of 852 as

829:

Outside of the town's urban area, but included in the civil parish boundaries is

823: 815: 694: 598: 539: 106: 14490: 12797:"Former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, 40–42, Westgate, Sleaford (HER Number 65622)" 11389: 9917: 8391:. Lincolnshire Research Observatory, Lincolnshire County Council. November 2014. 7131: 4188:. It disappeared at the end of the medieval period. It was in the possession of 3732: 1679:, probably struck at Sleaford in the mid-1st century BC. Diameter 17–19 mm. 510:. It is the largest settlement in North Kesteven with a population of 19,807 in 18141: 18064: 18028: 18024: 18012: 17787: 17700: 17642: 17632: 16867: 16853: 16839: 16825: 16761: 16746: 15986:

Aitchison, Frances; Gunn, Amelia (1981), "Education", in Ellis, Charles (ed.),

14030: 12898: 12821: 11394: 10067: 9453: 5793:(1676), New Sleaford had a Conformist (Anglican) population of 576 people, no " 5790: 4890: 4777: 4753: 4661: 4640: 4602: 4285: 4098: 4056: 3708: 3659: 3626: 3502: 3482: 3148: 2062: 2002: 1993: 1942: 1012:; elevation: 62 m (203 ft); 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1930–present 710: 674: 555: 487: 206: 17372: 17079: 16811: 16501: 15836: 15407: 15345: 15280: 15249: 14287: 11516: 10092: 9145: 4080:

in 1994 and an academy in 2010. As of 2024, it operates a satellite school at

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chapel opened in West Banks in 1864, but since 1896 has been occupied by the

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granted the bishop of Lincoln the right to hold a market at Sleaford; Bishop

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There is little evidence of continuous settlement between the late Roman and

1708: 1621: 1412: 991: 977: 949: 854: 846: 750: 730: 706: 702: 650: 636:

in 1894 and was also home to other public bodies including the now-abolished

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Sketches, Illustrative of the History and Topography of New and Old Sleaford

16150: 16104: 15905: 15376: 12893: 9361: 8470:"Sleaford Bass Maltings: Compulsory purchase order served on link road land" 1996:

was formed in 1836 to cater for the town and the surrounding 54 parishes. A

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by 1794, giving ownership mostly to the Hervey family. This coincided with

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the son of Rev. Richard Yerburgh, vicar of New Sleaford, was twice MP for

1992:. The gasworks opened in 1839 to provide lighting in the town. Sleaford's 1828:

A charter to hold a fair on the feast day of St Denis was granted by King

1741: 17782: 17710: 16787: 16768: 14515: 13682: 12285: 10726: 10699: 9992: 8738: 8701: 8051: 7866: 5596: 5528: 5516: 5472: 5186: 5182: 4781: 4472: 4209: 4185: 3999: 3981:(without a jury). The petty and quarter sessions came to be known as the 3878: 3869: 2042: 2006: 1701: 1676: 1644: 833:, a settlement built in the early 21st century on the site of the former 757:

forms the southern boundary of these developments and closer to the town

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with offices and light manufacturing, and is home to the headquarters of

617: 582: 479: 16071: 12869:"Wesleyan Reform Methodist chapel, West Banks, Sleaford (HER no. 65339)" 11200: 10278:

The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995 (1995, No. 1626),

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Industry was slow to take hold. By the second half of the 18th century,

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Much of the gold and bronze found in the cemetery was deposited in the

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was born in Sleaford. In popular culture, the singer Lois Wilkinson of

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reconstruction of the centre and its gym, which was completed in 2013.

4216: 4081: 3572: 3521: 3462: 3419: 2757: 2753: 2090: 1981: 1970: 1712: 1684: 1580: 905:. To the west, the Slea follows a shallow valley underlain by Jurassic 861: 754: 738: 682: 578: 523: 292: 16901:

Rural Society and County Government in Nineteenth Century Lincolnshire

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style, much of the nave of St Denys' Church dates to the 14th century.

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The Sleaford Gas Light Company was formed in 1838. The following year

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and business parks were built off East Road in the late 20th century.

1977:

wells, were key factors in the development of the 13-acre (5-hectare)

17755: 17383:, Records of Social and Economic History (New Series), vol. 10, 14126: 13407: 12628:"Former Dissenters Chapel, Southgate, Sleaford (HER Number MLI97325)" 6441: 6111: 5572: 5556: 4571: 4333: 3894:

and the facility provides free heat to public buildings in the town.

3633: 3431: 2058: 1997: 1778: 1688: 902: 898: 886: 850: 312: 17095:

Quarrington and Old Sleaford Parochial Church Council (March 2009),

13915: 8364:"Sleaford Quarrington and Mareham Ward: 2011 Census: Key Statistics" 7969: 4400:

received its charter in 1956; it runs charity and community events.

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widened the franchise and divided Lincolnshire. Sleaford was in the

1667: 19:

This article is about the town in Lincolnshire. For other uses, see

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Phillips, C. W. (July 1935). "Bronze Age Sword from Lincolnshire".

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Holdingham had its own chapel in the medieval period; dedicated to

5640: 5600: 5488: 5480: 5468: 5464: 5361:, pp. 654, 685, 700, 710, 729. For the period after 1871, see 4915: 4893:

after it was uncovered in the 1880s by the excavator George Thomas.

4734: 4727: 4649: 4487: 4293: 4266:, with the chapel expanded in 1819 and a school added in 1837. The 4154: 4131: 3641: 3618: 3414:

In 2021, 63.1% of Sleaford's residents aged between 16 and 74 were

2749: 1758: 1692: 965: 925: 880: 873: 869: 830: 629: 621: 574: 547: 499: 495: 287: 16129:, vol. 4, London: George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode 16117:, vol. 1, London: George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode 14262: 13618:"Flicks Venue Has Been Boarded up until Night Time Trade Improves" 10749:"Primitive Methodist Chapel, West Gate (Building Record MLI91735)" 4695:

was born in New Sleaford and challenged the opponent of Quakerism

4554:

A small number of medieval buildings remain standing in the town.

3591:, which operates buses on routes in, through and around the town. 2770:

Ethnicity (2021) and nationality and religious affiliation (2011)

2748:

In the 2011 census, 71.6% of Sleaford's population said they were

18112: 17822: 17740: 17705: 17501:

Lincolnshire Associated Architectural Societies Report and Papers

17171:

Shaw, Robert (1981), "Public Services", in Ellis, Charles (ed.),

16507: 12652: 12650: 12648: 11787: 11425: 11067:"Sleaford's New, £6m Shared Fire and Ambulance Station Goes Live" 9117: 5850:

A Baptist chapel was built on Boston Road in 1808. It served the

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The following other sources have been used for particular years:

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Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills

3958: 3752:, the town council has been composed of 18 councillors from five 3121: 2907: 2761: 1857: 1853: 890: 258: 16753: 16738: 16717: 11955: 9159:"Contract – Sleaford, Lincolnshire; Morrison Shand Construction" 8401: 8322:. Sleaford Museum Trust. October 2007. p. 3. Archived from 8301: 8277: 8100: 7838: 7836: 7202: 7200: 5889:

field). In the 1950s and 1970s, the council added tennis courts.

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meetings next took place on Hen Lane (later Jermyn Street) from

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was built on Grantham Road; it is used as a community centre.

4108: 4105:". At its latest Ofsted inspection in 2022 it was rated "good". 2084:

Sleaford's population remained static between the wars, but the

1654: 1648: 16869:

Inspection of a Good School: St Botolph's C of E Primary School

16863: 16849: 16835: 16821: 16807: 16251:

Ellis, Charles (1981b), "Background", in Ellis, Charles (ed.),

15143:"The Pines and Attached Former Warehouse and Offices (1261293)" 12176: 11882: 11650: 11520: 11469: 10142: 5794: 5612: 5608: 5604: 5508: 5504: 5452: 5436: 3498: 1860:

farming centred on the hamlet. The town later had at least two

1770: 1672: 721:

Sleaford's urban area includes the town centre, focused on the

185: 17527: 13492: 12719:"Southgate Congregational Chapel, Sleaford (HER number 65326)" 12645: 12468: 9696:

Urban districts were abolished with effect from 1 April 1974:

9624:(56 & 57 Vict. c. 73), s. 21. Retrieved 9 June 2024 – via 4585:

Buildings dating from these centuries include William Alvey's

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operated between 1854 and 1960 (when it was taken over by the

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According to the 2021 census, Sleaford's population was 96.3%

741:

into Sleaford's urban area, which extends as far north as the

17690: 16514:, Sleaford: Kesteven and Sleaford High School, archived from 12921:"Primitive Methodist Chapel, West Gate (HER Number MLI91735)" 9562:(40 & 41 Vict. c. 227). p. 22. Retrieved 9 June 2024 via 7833: 7197: 5536: 5435:

Sleaford Poor Law Union consisted of the following parishes:

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Figures for 1801–1901, except 1861 and 1871, are taken from:

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in town and is a testament to the economic importance of the

4224: 4201: 4170: 4158: 3885:. Following nationalisation, electricity was provided by the 3625:

From the medieval period, New Sleaford and Old Sleaford were

3139:(15.8% compared with 16.8%) and a much smaller proportion of 2146: 1952: 1861: 409: 17485:

A History of the Free Churches of Sleaford from 1662 to 1902

7048:, pp. 17–18; Quarrington means "settlement of millers". 4711:, Presbyterian minister, was born and educated at Sleaford. 4255:

were taking place at Southgate by 1692, but ceased in 1732.

3957:

From the 14th century, justice was administered through the

1973:

for farming. The railway, Sleaford's rural location and its

1889:

The tomb of Sir Edward Carre (died 1618) in St Denys' Church

16760:, Sleaford: North Kesteven District Council, archived from 16745:, Sleaford: North Kesteven District Council, archived from 16727:, Sleaford: North Kesteven District Council, archived from 16613:, Locomotive Papers, vol. 169, Oxford: Oakwood Press, 16584: 16560: 16075:

Central Lincolnshire Core Strategy: Issues and Options 2010

12199: 10629:"Records of the East Midlands Electricity Board, 1948–1990" 9052: 8566:

For the years 1801 to 1951, except for 1861 and 1871, see:

8188: 7136:

Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs in England and Wales to 1516

6376: 6337: 6241: 6229: 6188: 6173: 6124: 6074: 5972: 4788:

and was educated at Kesteven and Sleaford High School; and

4348:, opened in 2015. Daily prayers are held there as of 2024. 3974: 3446: 3162:

Economic characteristics of residents aged 16 to 74 (2021)

766: 17301: 17284:

The Parts of Kesteven: Studies in Law and Local Government

15543: 14553:"Sleaford swimming pool to get multi-million pound revamp" 12579:

Quarrington and Old Sleaford Parochial Church Council 2009

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Quarrington and Old Sleaford Parochial Church Council 2009

11092: 9550:(35 & 36 Vict. c. 79), ss. 3–4. Retrieved 9 June 2024. 4730:, practised for 14 years in Sleaford, where he trained in 4715:, the Presbyterian minister, biographer and Fellow of the 4703:, a religious writer, was educated at the grammar school. 4517:

ran from at least 1884 until it was incorporated into the

4149:. New Sleaford had a church and priest by the time of the 3998:, with the quarter sessions and assizes replaced with the 17226:

A Good School for Every Child: How to Improve Our Schools

15774: 15223:

The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1820–1832

12426:"Site of St Mary's Chapel, Holdingham (HER Number 60400)" 11178: 11151: 11124: 4852:

Granted to the urban district council on 26 October 1950.

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set up in 1994 creates a circuit around the town centre.

2915:

Gender, age, health and household characteristics (2011)

16099:, vol. 2, London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 7423: 4756:

was educated at Carre's Grammar School, as was novelist

4316:

is celebrated on Sundays and throughout the week with a

3287:

Financial, real estate, professional and administration

1704:

settlements in the period and possibly a tribal centre.

17267:

Sleaford, and the Wapentakes of Flaxwell and Aswardhurn

17188: 16486: 11826: 11491: 10654:"Sleaford Straw-Fired Power Plant Fired for First Time" 8349:"Sleaford Navigation Ward: 2011 Census: Key Statistics" 8345:"Sleaford Holdingham Ward: 2011 Census: Key Statistics" 4076:

after the Second World War, a comprehensive in 1992, a

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Sleaford and North Hykeham (UK Parliament constituency)

3512:

passed in 1853. The line from Grantham opened in 1857;

1659:, together meaning 'ford over a muddy or slimy river'. 16699: 16597:, Lincoln: Lincolnshire County Council, archived from 16573:. Lincoln: Lincolnshire County Council. Archived from 15866:"Mark Wallington (born 1952): Professional Footballer" 13588:"Iconic Film Posters up for Auction from Cinema Owner" 12971:"The Temple, Eastgate, Sleaford (HER Number MLI91725)" 9715:"The Local Government (Successor Parishes) Order 1973" 8353:"Sleaford Westholme Ward: 2011 Census: Key Statistics" 8247:"New Homes in Central Lincolnshire Could Reach 42,800" 7301:"Settlement of Old Sleaford (Reference Name MLI91636)" 6418: 5242:

The figure for 2021 has been obtained by querying the

4772:

was born in the town, as was the actress and comedian

2703: 18125: 17573: 17340:, Borthwick Tests and Calendars, vol. 27, York: 16522: 16199: 15169:"Former Maltings of Bass Industrial Estate (1062154)" 14697: 13082: 12036:"Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy" 11972:"Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy" 11936:"Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy" 7724:"Former Maltings of Bass Industrial Estate (1062154)" 5818:, before occupying a succession of houses until 1802. 2069:

opened in 1920 as the world's first air academy. The

16:

Market town and civil parish in Lincolnshire, England

17499:

Hosford, W. H. (1958). "The Enclosure of Sleaford".

16969:, Town Books, Finmere: Baron Birch for Quotes Ltd., 16631:, Stamford: South Lincolnshire Archaeological Unit, 16591:

Lincolnshire Extensive Urban Survey: Sleaford – 2022

16180:

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names

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Census of England and Wales, 1861: Population Tables

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The Local Authorities (Armorial Bearings) Order 1975

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Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

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and reverted to the crown on his attainder in 1549;

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Local news and television programmes is provided by

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the National Centre for Craft & Design (The Hub)

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The Anglian Water Authority Constitution Order 1973

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