Ancaster
Ancaster is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, on the site of a Roman town. The population of the civil parish was 1,317 at the 2001 census, increasing to 1,647 at the 2011 census.Places of Interest
Highlights include RAF Barkston Heath and Ancaster railway station.
RAF Barkston Heath
Aerodrome
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Royal Air Force Barkston Heath or RAF Barkston Heath is a Royal Air Force Relief Landing Ground under the command of RAF Cranwell near Grantham, Lincolnshire, England.
Ancaster railway station
Railway station
Photo: Shaun Ferguson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ancaster railway station serves the village of Ancaster, in Lincolnshire, England. The station lies 11.5 miles north of Grantham on the Nottingham to Skegness Line.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hough-on-the-Hill and Gelston.
Hough-on-the-Hill
Hamlet
Photo: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hough-on-the-Hill is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish including Brandon was 399 at the 2011 census. Hough-on-the-Hill is situated 3½ miles northwest of Ancaster.
Gelston
Hamlet
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gelston is a village in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is 2 miles west from the A607 road, 5 miles north from Grantham, and in the civil parish of Hough-on-the-Hill, a village 1 mile to the north-east. Gelston is situated 4 miles west of Ancaster.
Ancaster
- Type: Locality
- Location: South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.9865° or 52° 59′ 11″ northLongitude
-0.5502° or 0° 33′ 1″ westElevation
164 feet (50 metres)Open location code
9C4XXCPX+HWGeoNames ID
7301780
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