Boultham is a suburb of the
Lincolnshire city and
county town
In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a county town is the most important town or city in a county. It is usually the location of administrative or judicial functions within a county and the place where the county's members of Parliament are elect ...
of
Lincoln, England. The population of the City of Lincoln ward at the 2011 census was 7,465.
The
ecclesiastical parish of Boultham covers most of Lincoln west of the
River Witham near
Lincoln High Street. The northern boundary is defined by
Brayford Pool
The Brayford Pool is a natural lake formed from a widening of the River Witham in the centre of the city of Lincoln in England. It was used as a port by the Romans – who connected it to the River Trent by constructing the Foss Dyke – and has ...
and the
Fossdyke
The Foss Dyke, or Fossdyke, connects the River Trent at Torksey to Lincoln, the county town of Lincolnshire, and may be the oldest canal in England that is still in use. It is usually thought to have been built around AD 120 by the Romans, ...
as far as Carholme Golf Course. The parish includes the
University of Lincoln
, mottoeng = Freedom through wisdom
, established = 1861 – Hull School of Art1905 – Endsleigh College1976 – Hull College1992 – University of Humberside1996 – University of Lincolnshire and Humberside2001 †...
,
Hartsholme and
Swanpool. Tritton Road (
B1003) runs through the centre of Boultham.
As at 2011, the Boultham ward on Lincoln City Council is represented by three
Labour Party councillors; the ward on Lincolnshire County Council by one Labour councillor.
A new library opened in June 2006.
Nature reserve
Boultham Mere, created in 1989, is a nature reserve situated near a railway line and looked after by the
Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust. Its colony of
Variable Damselfly is of national importance.
References
External links
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"Boultham Mere" Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust Nature Reserves
Lincsbirdclub.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2013
"Boultham Mere" Boulthamere.blogspot.com
Forktail.co.uk
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Areas of Lincoln, England
Former civil parishes in Lincolnshire