Donington, Lincolnshire

Donington is a large village and civil parish in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 8 miles (13 km) north from the market town of Spalding on the A152, and is bypassed by the A52. Donington also conveniently sits between the A16 and A17. The parish includes the hamlet of Northorpe,[2] and falls within the drainage area of the Black Sluice Internal Drainage Board.[3] Donington is the birthplace of the explorer Matthew Flinders.

Donington

Church of St Mary and the Holy Rood, Donington
Donington
Location within Lincolnshire
Population2,805 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceTF212355
• London100 S
Civil parish
  • Donington
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSpalding
Postcode districtPE11
Dialling code01775
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

Governance

Donington is part of the electoral ward named Donington, Quadring and Gosberton within the South Holland district of Lincolnshire. The total population of this ward taken at the 2011 census was 7,102.[4]

Community

The village has one public house, The Black Bull. There is also a Coop and a Costcutter store in the Market Place. Though Donington is on an operating passenger rail line with stopping services, it has no station, and there has been no campaign to reopen one, although in 2008 Hull Trains proposed reopening it as a railhead to nearby Boston for a direct Lincoln to London service.

Donington has football teams for two age groups: Old Doningtonians for over eighteens, and Young Dons (established in 1996) for anyone under that age; Old Dons play in the Saturday Boston League and Young Dons on a Sunday in the Mid-Lincolnshire Junior League.

There are two schools; the Donington Cowley Endowed Primary School, and the Thomas Cowley Academy.

Other local amenities include Clark Family Eyecare, an independent family opticians, Tulipland Butchers, Vanity Fayre Hair Stylists, Corner House Flowers, Jessops Bakers, and Pets and Produce delivering locally grown fruit and vegetables. Employing around 100 people, George Barnsdale is one of the main employers in the village and have been manufacturing timber windows and doors for over 130 years, making it one of the longest standing also.

The village also features a park, playpark, and teen skatepark.

Landmarks

Donington Grade I listed Anglican parish church is dedicated to St Mary and the Holy Rood.[5] The church is almost a complete combination of early Decorated and late Perpendicular style. Its chancel, however, is mainly Early English. The church tower and spire rise to 240 feet (73 m).[6]

Main article: The Thomas Cowley High School

The Thomas Cowley School is a partly Grade II listed building.[7][8] The school is a non-selective secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 16.

References
  1. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  2. "Northorpe hamlet". Genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  3. "The Black Sluice Internal Drainage Board".
  4. "Donington, Quadring and Gosberton ward population 2011". Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  5. Historic England. "Church of St Mary and the Holy Rood (1064449)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  6. Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire pp. 117, 118; Methuen & Co. Ltd
  7. Historic England. "Old School Building at Cowleys School (1064457)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  8. Historic England. "North Wing of Cowleys School (1166210)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
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