Leadenham

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title: "Leadenham" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-lincolnshire", "civil-parishes-in-lincolnshire", "north-kesteven-district"] description: "Village and civil parish in North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England" topic_path: "general/villages-in-lincolnshire" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leadenham" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Village and civil parish in North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox UK place"]

Field	Value
static_image_name	Leadenhampostoffice.jpg
static_image_alt	Stonebuilt shop with modern PVC folding canopy, on a sunny day. A bright pot of flowers on the left, and ivy up the stone building on the right.
static_image_caption	Leadenham post office
country	England
official_name	Leadenham
map_alt	Location of the village within historic Lincolnshire
coordinates
population	410
population_ref	(2011)
shire_district	North Kesteven
shire_county	Lincolnshire
region	East Midlands
constituency_westminster	Sleaford and North Hykeham
post_town	Lincoln
postcode_district	LN5
postcode_area	LN
os_grid_reference	SK952524
london_distance_mi	110
london_direction	S
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| static_image_name = Leadenhampostoffice.jpg | static_image_alt = Stonebuilt shop with modern PVC folding canopy, on a sunny day. A bright pot of flowers on the left, and ivy up the stone building on the right. | static_image_caption = Leadenham post office | country = England | official_name = Leadenham | map_alt = Location of the village within historic Lincolnshire | coordinates = | population = 410 | population_ref = (2011) | shire_district = North Kesteven | shire_county = Lincolnshire | region = East Midlands | constituency_westminster = Sleaford and North Hykeham | post_town = Lincoln | postcode_district = LN5 | postcode_area = LN | dial_code = | os_grid_reference = SK952524 | london_distance_mi = 110 | london_direction = S NOTOC Leadenham 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 410. It lies 11 mi north of Grantham, 14 mi south of Lincoln and 9 mi north west of Sleaford the A607 between Welbourn and Fulbeck, and at the southern edge of the Lincoln Cliff.

History

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There is evidence of Bronze Age, Romano-British and Early Medieval occupation.

The name of the village probably comes from the Anglo-Saxon 'Leodan' and 'ham' for "homestead or village of a man called Leoda." It appears in the Domesday Book as "Ledeneham".

Much of the village belonged to the Reeve family whose family seat is still Leadenham House, a Georgian country house built from 1790 for William Reeve.

The Royal Flying Corps airfield to the east was built in 1916, and closed in 1919.

The village boasted a railway station from 1876 to 1965 which was part of the Grantham and Lincoln Railway Line.

Geography

In 1995 the village was bypassed to the south by the A17.

Work on the bypass started on Thursday 17 February 1994. It cost £3.3m, being built by May Gurney. The bypass was opened on Friday 10 March 1995 by Douglas Hogg.

Community

Leadenham Anglican church is dedicated to St Swithun; it originated in the 13th century and is in Decorated style.

The ecclesiastical parish is part of the Loveden Deanery of the Diocese of Lincoln. As of 2016, the incumbent is Rev Alison Healy.

The Village Post Office is in the heart of Leadenham on Main Road. In 2015, Leadenham Teahouse opened within the Post Office. In March 2017, the Post Office and Leadenham Teahouse won a Rural Oscar with the Countryside Alliance awards for the Best Post Office and Village Shop in the East of England.

The village public house is the George Hotel on High Street (A607).

Transport

Leadenham is served by the hourly Lincolnshire InterConnect route 1 operated by Stagecoach Lincolnshire (between Lincoln and Grantham).

References

References

1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Office for National Statistics.
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7. Mills, A. D.. (1991). "A Dictionary of English Place Names". OUP.
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9. "Heritage Gateway - Results".
10. ''Lincolnshire Echo'' Thursday 17 February 1994, page 7
11. ''Sleaford Target'' Wednesday 15 March 1995
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13. "Diocese of Lincoln: Directory–Leadenham". Diocese of Lincoln.
14. "- Leadenham Teahouse".

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