Heckington Windmill
Heckington Windmill is the only eight-sailed tower windmill still standing in the United Kingdom with its sails intact. Heckington is located between Sleaford and Boston in Lincolnshire, England.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Grade I listed windmill in Heckington, Lincolnshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Heckington Mill” and “Heckington Windmill Museum”
- Address: Hale Road, Heckington, Sleaford, NG34 9JW
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Heckington railway station and Heckington Methodist Church.
Heckington railway station
Railway station
Photo: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Heckington railway station is located in the village of Heckington in Lincolnshire, England. The old station building houses the Heckington Station Railway and Heritage Museum.
Heckington Methodist Church
Church
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Heckington Methodist Church is in Heckington, Lincolnshire, England. Heckington Methodist Church is situated 1,800 feet northwest of Heckington Windmill.
St. Andrew’s Church, Heckington
Church
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St. Andrew's Church, located in Heckington, Lincolnshire, England, began construction around 1307 in a cruciform plan and a decorated style. The Anglican Parish church measures 164 feet long and 180 feet tall at the spire. St. Andrew’s Church, Heckington is situated 2,100 feet northwest of Heckington Windmill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Great Hale and Sleaford.
Great Hale
Village
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Great Hale is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 778.
Sleaford
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Sleaford is a market town and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. On the edge of the Fenlands, it is 11 miles north-east of Grantham, 16 mi west of Boston, and 17 mi south of Lincoln.
Quarrington
Village
Photo: Dave Hitchborne, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Quarrington is a village in the civil parish of Sleaford, in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The old village and its church lie approximately 1 miles south-west from the centre of Sleaford. Quarrington is situated 6 miles west of Heckington Windmill.
Heckington Windmill
- Categories: tower mill, independent museum, windmill, building, and tourism
- Location: Heckington, North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.97706° or 52° 58′ 37″ northLongitude
-0.29527° or 0° 17′ 43″ westOpen location code
9C4XXPG3+RVOpenStreetMap ID
way 348164047OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=windmillOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q1474371
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In Other Languages
From German to Swedish—“Heckington Windmill” goes by many names.
- German: “Windmühle Heckington”
- Polish: “Heckington Windmill”
- Swedish: “Heckington Windmill”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Heckington Station Railway And Heritage Museum and Heckington Post Office.
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