Bracebridge Heath
Bracebridge Heath is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is 2 miles (3 km) south of Lincoln and straddles the border with the Lincoln and North Kesteven district boundaries.
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Bracebridge Heath Reservoir (2007) | |
Bracebridge Heath Location within Lincolnshire | |
| Area | 1.89111 sq mi (4.8980 km2) |
| Population | 5,656 (2011) |
| • Density | 2,991/sq mi (1,155/km2) |
| OS grid reference | SK978670 |
| • London | 118.13 mi (190.11 km) S |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LINCOLN |
| Postcode district | LN4 |
| Dialling code | 01522 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
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| Website | Shangton Parish Council |
It lies at the junction of two major roads the A15 to Sleaford and the A607 to Grantham. It was part of the Boothby Graffoe Wapentake in the Kesteven riding.
The village is on top of Lincoln Cliff, overlooking Lincoln and the valley of the River Witham. The population of the civil parish at the 2001 census was 4,530, increasing to 5,656 at the 2011 census.
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