Tongue End

Tongue End is a small village in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 4 miles (6 km) east from Bourne and 6 miles (10 km) south-west from Spalding, and alongside the Counter Drain that runs between Baston and Pode Hole.

Tongue End
Tongue End is located in Lincolnshire
Tongue End
Tongue End
Location within Lincolnshire
Population41 
OS grid referenceTF161187
• London90 mi (140 km) S
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSPALDING
Postcode districtPE11
Dialling code01775
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

Tongue End comprises Victorian red-brick farmworkers' cottages and early 20th-century former council houses.[1] It once had a village school (built in 1876), and three public houses.[1][2]

The name is said to refer to the shape of the land between the rivers Glen and Bourne Eau.[1] There is a location on the Stamford Canal which is similarly formed and has the same name.[3]

Tongue End falls within the drainage area of the Welland and Deepings Internal Drainage Board.[4] Gilbert Heathcote's tunnel drained into the Counter Drain nearby.

  • The pumping station (built 1966) at the confluence of the River Glen and the Bourne Eau.
    The pumping station (built 1966) at the confluence of the River Glen and the Bourne Eau.
  • Track near Tongue End.
    Track near Tongue End.
  • Bridge over the Counter Drain
    Bridge over the Counter Drain

See also

References
  1. "The villages around Bourne, Lincolnshire – Tongue End". Homepages.which.net. Archived from the original on 11 October 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
  2. "Lost Pubs In Tongue End, Lincolnshire", Closedpubs.co.uk
  3. "We think the confusion over just where the Stamford Canal starts and finishes can be overcome by our choosing our nomemclature more carefully", East Anglian Waterways Association
  4. "The Welland & Deeping IDB"
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