Potterhanworth is a village and

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in the

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district of

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, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 839. It is situated south-east from

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. The hamlet of Potterhanworth Booths is part of the Potterhanworth civil parish. In the 2001 Census the population of the whole parish was recorded as 648 in 257 households. Potterhanworth appears in the ''

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'' survey as "Haneworde". In

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this meant "Hana's homestead" or "Hana's farmstead". It is part of the " Langoe Wapentake". By 1334 it was known as Potter Hanworth because of the presence of a large pottery, and the two words did not coalesce until the 1950s. Some local people refer to the village as 'Potter'. Potterhanworth Water Tower - geograph

The nearest settlements are

Nocton Nocton is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the B1202 road, south-east from Lincoln city centre. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 819. To the east o ...

to the south, Branston to the north-west, and

Potterhanworth Booths Potterhanworth Booths is a hamlet (place), hamlet in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated south-east from Lincoln, Lincolnshire, Lincoln, and at the junction of the B1202 road, B1202 and B1190 road, B1190 roads. ...

to the north-east. The village is at the junction of the B1202 the B1178 roads. The Peterborough to Lincoln railway lin
passes
to the west. On the B1202 to the east is a former

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The parish includes land and Potterhanworth

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to the south of the B1190 road to Bardney, to the point where this road meets the River Witham. Close to the village there is a forest nature reserve and

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called

Potterhanworth Wood Potterhanworth Wood () is a 32.0 hectare woodland, close to the village of Potterhanworth in North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England. Potterhanworth was known as Potter Hanworth until the 1950s. __NOTOC__ The site was notified as a Site of Special Sc ...

. There is little archaeology from Potterhanworth. A Neolithic axe was found less than a kilometre from the village. A fragment of Roman pottery and a Roman coin have been found, possibly relating to the nearby Roman settlement at

. From the early 20th century, on Cross Street, there was a post office with village store – now in residential use – which was later relocated to Middle Street. Potterhanworth had a bowls club, and a tennis club with courts, at the village sports' field; the field now contains a Lottery-funded play park. Previously, the village had two public houses: The Chequers and The Black Horse. Onl
The Chequers
on Cross Street, remains. There is a village hall, a church dedicated to St Andrew,St Andrew's Church
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primary school
and a nine-hole golf course nearby on the road to Potterhanworth Booths. A previou
water tower
has been converted to a house. The village football team is Potterhanworth FC.

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C of E primary school

Parish council
{{authority control Villages in Lincolnshire Civil parishes in Lincolnshire North Kesteven District