Alkborough
Alkborough is a parish of 471 people in 192 households (2021 census) in North Lincolnshire, England, located near the northern end of The Cliff range of hills overlooking Trent Falls, the confluence of the River Trent and the River Ouse.
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The Alkborough village sign on Walcot Road | |
Alkborough Location within Lincolnshire | |
| Population | 471 (2021 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SE883216 |
| • London | 150 mi (240 km) S |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Scunthorpe |
| Postcode district | DN15 |
| Dialling code | 01724 |
| Police | Humberside |
| Fire | Humberside |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
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Alkborough, with the hamlet of Walcot about 1 mile (1.6 km) south, forms a civil parish which covers about 2,875 acres (12 km2). The village was once thought to be the location that the Romans called Aquis, but that name is now usually associated with the town of Buxton in Derbyshire (Aquis Arnemetiae).
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