Leasingham 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 ...

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, England. It is situated less than north from

Sleaford Sleaford is a market town and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. Centred on the former parish of New Sleaford, the modern boundaries and urban area include Quarrington to the south-west, Holdingham to the n ...

, and just off the A15. The hamlet of Roxholm lies to the north. When combined with

Rauceby Rauceby may refer to: * North Rauceby, in Lincolnshire, England *South Rauceby South Rauceby is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated west from Sleaford. The village of North Rauceb ...

figures, there are a total of 916 households as of 2011. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,584. The B1209 passes through the village to join the A153 further east, passing across Leasingham Moor. Close by to the west is

RAF Cranwell Royal Air Force Cranwell or more simply RAF Cranwell is a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England, close to the village of Cranwell, near Sleaford. Among other functions, it is home to the Royal Air Force College (RAFC), which trains ...

. The A15 used to run through the village on Captain's Hill until the 1950s. Captain's Hill takes its name from the local landowner, Captain Richard Wharton-Myddleton, who had been an ensign at the battle of Waterloo. He lived in Leasingham Hall (built about 1836) now a

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. On 4 January, this hall had a renovation to transform it into 6 flats, however work could not begin initially due to safety concerns over tree preservation. Captains Hill - geograph

Other buildings in the village include the church of

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, a

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chapel,

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, village hall and a row of alms houses. The local school is St Andrew's C.E.

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, which partners with Carre's Grammar School using its Outreach programme. The playing fields include a bowls club and cricket pitch. Amenities include the Duke of Wellington

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, ''Busy Bees

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'', a post office shop, corner shop,

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, and two hairdressers. A local bus service runs every hour to

, with links to

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Grantham Grantham () is a market and industrial town in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, situated on the banks of the River Witham and bounded to the west by the A1 road. It lies some 23 miles (37 km) south of the Lincoln a ...

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and

Skegness Skegness ( ) is a seaside town and civil parish in the East Lindsey District of Lincolnshire, England. On the Lincolnshire coast of the North Sea, the town is east of Lincoln and north-east of Boston. With a population of 19,579 as of 201 ...

Scout Group

The local scout group is 1st Leasingham

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and is held in St Andrew's Primary School's main hall. The group is run by a selection of leaders and young leaders, split into beavers, cubs and scouts. The necker colours are red and blue. The group takes part in remembrance service in Leasingham and St George's Day parades in Sleaford. The beavers on 17 April 2016 were invited round Sleaford Tesco Superstore to learn how their food is prepared as part of their ''farm2fork'' programme. And as part o
Poacher 2022
both the beavers and cubs were invited to take part in Junior Poacher 2022 which involved a more limited version of the main event but still including activities like '' water zorbs'' and climbing walls. Whereas the scouts section took part in the whole event.

References

External links

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St Andrews C.E. Primary School WebsiteLeasingham War Memorial1st Leasingham Scout Group Twitter
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