Cherry Willingham is a large village and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
in the
West Lindsey
West Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. Its council is based in Gainsborough.
History
The district was formed on 1 April 1974, from the urban districts of Gainsborough, Market Rasen, along with Caistor Rural Distr ...
district of
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs.) is a county in the East Midlands of England, with a long coastline on the North Sea to the east. It borders Norfolk to the south-east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south-west, Leicestershire ...
, England. The population at the 2011 census was 3,506.
It is situated approximately east from the city and
county town
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of
Lincoln
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* Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the sixteenth president of the United States
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* Lincoln ...
. Neighbouring villages are
Reepham,
Nettleham
Nettleham is a large village and civil parish within the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, north-east from the city of Lincoln between the A46 and A158.
The population of the civil parish was 3,437 at the 2011 census.
History ...
and
Fiskerton.
The village is twinned with the French village
Le Grand-Lucé
Le Grand-Lucé is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.
See also
*Communes of the Sarthe department
The following is a list of the 354 communes of the Sarthe department of France.
The c ...
.
The village has two schools, Cherry Willingham Primary School and the
Priory Pembroke Academy
The Priory Pembroke Academy (formerly Cherry Willingham Community School, Cherry Willingham Comprehensive School and Cherry Willingham Secondary Modern School) is a school for pupils aged 11–16 on Croft Lane in the village Cherry Willingham, ...
, shopping centre, library, surgery, two pubs, a church and a chapel.
References
External links
*
Cherry Willingham WebsiteCherry Willingham Parish Council*
Villages in Lincolnshire
Civil parishes in Lincolnshire
West Lindsey District
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