Beckingham is a village and

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in the

North Kesteven North Kesteven is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. The district is located to the east of Nottinghamshire, north-east of Leicestershire and south of the city of Lincoln. Its council, North Kesteven District Council, is b ...

district of

Lincolnshire Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs.) is a Counties of England, 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-we ...

, England. The population of the civil parish (including Stapleford) at the 2011 census was 452. It is situated approximately east from

Newark-on-Trent Newark-on-Trent or Newark () is a market town and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district in Nottinghamshire, England. It is on the River Trent, and was historically a major inland port. The A1 road (Great Britain), A1 road bypasses th ...

on the A17 road, and on the east bank of the

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. Beckingham is largely a residential community with a village hall. The village

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is the Grade II

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Pack Horse Inn. Nearby to the west is Newark Golf Course. The Grade I listed

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is dedicated to All Saints. It was restored in 1857, 1888, and 1889–90.Cox, J. Charles (1916) ''Lincolnshire'' p. 58; Methuen & Co. Ltd The church was featured on the

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programme ''Restoration'' in 2006, where it became a regional runner-up. Further listed buildings are The Old Smithy, Sutton Lane Farmhouse, Beckingham Hillside Cottages, Glebe Farmhouse, Apricot Hall, Rose Cottages, The Rectory, and Redvers House, In 1972 the village was bypassed by a dual-carriageway at a cost of £600,000.

Notable People

The Sheffield Tigers Speedway rider (1968 1972) - Brian Maxted.

References

External links

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Village website

All Saints Church
{{authority control Villages in Lincolnshire Civil parishes in Lincolnshire North Kesteven District