Willingham by Stow
Willingham by Stow village
Willingham by Stow is located in Lincolnshire
Willingham by Stow
Willingham by Stow
Location within Lincolnshire
Population488 (2011)
OS grid referenceSK875844
• London130 mi (210 km) SSE
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGainsborough
Postcode districtDN21
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

Willingham by Stow is a rural village in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish (known as Willingham) at the 2011 census was 488.[1] It is situated on the B1241, 6 miles (10 km) south-east from Gainsborough and 10 miles (16.1 km) north-west from Lincoln. To the north is Kexby, to the south is Stow and to the east is Fillingham.

The name 'Willingham' means 'homestead/village of the people of Willa'.[2]

Community

Willingham village hall provides for organisations such as the Parish Council,[3] Women's Institute and the Scouts,[4] and for activities including drama, table tennis and yoga.[5]

The parish church is dedicated to St Helen.[6][7]

The two village pubs are The Half Moon[8] on High Street and The Fox and Hounds[9] on Gainsborough Road towards Kexby.

The nearest primary school is in Sturton by Stow. The village had a school from roughly 1818 until 1995.

References

  1. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Key to English Place-names".
  3. ↑ "Willingham Parish Council", Willinghambystow.co.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2011
  4. ↑ "1st Willingham Scout Group", 1stwillingham.org.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2011
  5. ↑ "The Village Hall", Willinghambystow.co.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2011
  6. ↑ "St Helen's Church, Willinghambystow.co.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2011
  7. ↑ "St.Helen's church, Willingham by Stow, Lincs", Geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2011
  8. ↑ "The Half Moon", Willinghambystow.co.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2011
  9. ↑ Fox and Hounds, Willinghambystow.co.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2011
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