Winceby

Winceby is a village in the civil parish of Lusby with Winceby, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.^[1] It is in the Lincolnshire Wolds, and about 5 miles (8.0 km) from both Horncastle and Spilsby.^[2] In 1971 the parish had a population of 24.^[3] On 1 April 1987 the parish was abolished to form "Lusby with Winceby".^[4]

Winceby
Site of Winceby Battlefield
Winceby Location within Lincolnshire
OS grid reference	TF321681
• London	120 mi (190 km) SSW
Civil parish	Lusby with Winceby
District	East Lindsey
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Horncastle
Postcode district	LN9
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Louth and Horncastle (UK Parliament constituency)
List of places UK England Lincolnshire 53°11′40″N 0°01′25″W / 53.194365°N 0.023489°W / 53.194365; -0.023489

The village is notable for the (Civil War) Battle of Winceby, which took place in 1643, when the Royalist army was defeated by the Roundheads at "Slash Hill".^[5]

There is a church, St Margaret's, and a garage. The village is very close to the Snipe Dales nature reserve and country park, owned by the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust.

See also

• Battle of Winceby

References

1. "Ordnance Survey Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
2. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 122 Skegness & Horncastle (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2013. ISBN 9780319229392.
3. "Population statistics Winceby AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
4. "Horncastle Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
5. "Battle of Winceby". www.battlefieldstrust.com. Retrieved 25 March 2016.

External links

•   Media related to Winceby at Wikimedia Commons