Heckington is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated between Sleaford and Swineshead Bridge, and south of the A17 road. Heckington, with 1,491 households, is one of the largest villages in Lincolnshire. The population of the civil parish including Boughton was 3,353 at the 2011 census.
St Andrew's Church, Heckington
Heckington Methodist Church
Eight-sailed windmill, Heckington
Village Sign in Heckington
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 north and Old Sleaford to the east. The town is on the edge of the fertile Fenlands, 11 miles north-east of Grantham, 16 mi (26 km) west of Boston, and 17 mi (27 km) south of Lincoln. Its population of 17,671 at the 2011 Census made it the largest settlement in the North Kesteven district; it is the district's administrative centre. Bypassed by the A17 and the A15, it is linked to Lincoln, Newark, Peterborough, Grantham and King's Lynn.
Image: Sleaford town centre geograph.org.uk 2062442
Image: Handley Monument, Sleaford geograph.org.uk 2732094
Image: St Deny's Church, Carre's Almshouses and Navigation Yard geograph.org.uk 534061
Image: Sleaford, St Denys' church, west end (48774108278)
