Carrington, Lincolnshire

Carrington is a village in the civil parish of Carrington and New Bolingbroke,[1] in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 7 miles (11 km) north from the market town of Boston.

Carrington
Church of Saint Paul, Carrington
Carrington is located in Lincolnshire
Carrington
Carrington
Location within Lincolnshire
Population554 (Including New Bolingbroke. 2011 census)
OS grid referenceTF310554
• London110 mi (180 km) S
Civil parish
  • Carrington and New Bolingbroke
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBoston
Postcode districtPE22
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

The village was created a township in 1812 after the drainage of the West Fen in 1802, and became a civil parish in 1858.[2] The civil parish of Carrington and New Bolingbroke also includes the village of New Bolingbroke, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the north.[3] and the hamlet of Medlam. The parish has a population of 564 according to the 2001 census,[4] reducing slightly to 554 at the 2011 Census.[5]

Carrington church is dedicated to St Paul, and was built of red brick in 1816 under the Fen Chapel Act (1816), with its chancel being added in 1872.[6] It is a Grade II listed building.[7]

Carrington's school, the Medlam School, was opened in February 1881 by the West Fen United District School Board which existed from 1879 to 1903. By the time of its closure in 1987 it was known as Carrington County Primary School. Children now attend school in nearby Stickney.[8]

Carrington Rally is an annual event which has taken place each spring for over 50 years, and is a steam and tractor show which supports local charities.[9]

Notable people

Carrington was the birthplace of William Macbride Childs, the son of the Revd William Linington Childs, vicar of Carrington, and first vice-chancellor of the University of Reading.[10]

References
  1. "Carrington and New Bolingbroke". Mapit. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  2. "Carrington Tn/CP/PA". A Vision of Britain through Time. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  3. "Boundary Map of Carrington Tn/CP/PA". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  4. "Parish Headcounts, 2001". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  5. "Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  6. "St Paul, Carrington". A Church Near You. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  7. Historic England. "Church of St Paul, Bolingbroke Road (1359721)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  8. "Carrington County Primary School". Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  9. "Carrington Rally 2010" Archived 25 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Visitlincolnshire.com. Retrieved 16 May 2011
  10. Corley, T.A.B. "Childs, William Macbride (1869–1939), educationist". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
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