Old Leake

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

::summary Village and civil parish in Lincolnshire, England ::

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Field	Value
static_image_name	St.Mary's church, Old Leake, Lincs. - geograph.org.uk - 110967.jpg
static_image_caption	St Mary's Church, Old Leake
country	England
official_name	Old Leake
coordinates
population	2,022
population_ref	(2011)
shire_district	Boston (borough)
shire_county	Lincolnshire
region	East Midlands
constituency_westminster	Boston and Skegness
post_town	Boston
postcode_district	PE22
postcode_area	PE
dial_code	01205
os_grid_reference	TF407503
london_distance_mi	105
london_direction	S
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| static_image_name= St.Mary's church, Old Leake, Lincs. - geograph.org.uk - 110967.jpg | static_image_alt= | static_image_caption= St Mary's Church, Old Leake | country = England | official_name= Old Leake | map_alt= | coordinates = | population= 2,022 | population_ref= (2011) | shire_district= Boston (borough) | shire_county = Lincolnshire | region= East Midlands | constituency_westminster= Boston and Skegness | post_town= Boston | postcode_district = PE22 | postcode_area= PE | dial_code= 01205 | os_grid_reference= TF407503 | london_distance_mi= 105 | london_direction= S Old Leake is a village and civil parish in Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 2,022.

Old Leake is situated approximately 8 mi north-east from Boston, and on the A52 road between Leverton and Wrangle at the junction of the B1184 (from Sibsey). Areas included in the parish are The Gride to the north-west, Leake Commonside and Lade Bank to the north, and Leake Hurns End to the south-east. The coast of The Wash lies 3 mi to the east of the village.

Geography

Old Leake is one of eighteen parishes which, together with Boston, form the Borough of Boston in the county of Lincolnshire, England. The local government has been arranged in this way since the reorganisation of 1 April 1974, which resulted from the Local Government Act 1972. This parish forms part of the Old Leake and Wrangle electoral ward.

Hitherto, the parish had formed part of Boston Rural District, in the Parts of Holland. Holland was one of the three divisions (formally known as parts) of the traditional county of Lincolnshire. Since the Local Government Act of 1888, Holland had been in most respects, a county in itself.

Community

The parish church is a Grade I listed building dedicated to St Mary, and dating from the 12th century, with the chancel being restored in 1875 by Temple Moore. There is a 15th-century alms box The lychgate is Grade II listed and may have been built by Temple Moore. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/Water_Tower_at_Old_Leake_-geograph.org.uk-_110968.jpg" caption="Water tower at Old Leake"] ::

Howsams Mill, built in 1859, is a Grade II listed building at Leake Commonside.

A water tower of Swedish design was erected in 1966.

The village public houses are the White Hart on Church Road and the Bricklayer's Arms on Wainfleet Road (A52). There is a National Health Service doctors' surgery, Old Leake Medical Centre, which takes patients from Old Leake and the surrounding villages, including Eastville, Wrangle, Friskney, Leverton, Butterwick, Freiston, Sibsey and Fishtoft.

Giles Academy, a secondary school with sixth form, is on Church End. Old Leake Primary School is on Old Main Road.

Lade Bank Pumping Station

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/27/LadeBankPumpingStation.jpg" caption="Lade Bank Pumping Station"] ::

Lade Bank lock was built on the Hobhole Drain in 1805 by John Rennie and 1867 the Lade Bank pumping station was built of red and yellow brick. Originally a lock of four cutwaters and two abutments with grooves and fixings for lock gates. In 1867 an engine house and pumping station with tall chimney were built above. The engine house contained six boilers to raise the steam to operate the two pumps. It was replaced by a modern station of 1936 also partly built on the original lock bases.

Population

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Population of Leake Civil Parish	Year	1801	1811	1821	1831	1841	1851	1881	1891	Population
911	922	1,417	1,744	1,859	2,062	2,120	1,962
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Population of Old Leake Civil Parish	Year	1901	1911	1921	1931	1941	1961	2001	Population
1,387	1,340	1,438	1,492	1,614	1,557	1,803
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|title = Destinations from Old Leake |Northwest = Stickney, Stickford, Horncastle |North = New Leake, Toynton St Peter, Spilsby |Northeast = Friskney, Wainfleet, Skegness |West = Sibsey, Frithville, Langriville |Centre =Old Leake |East = Wrangle |Southwest = Boston, Frampton, Swineshead |South = Leverton, Benington, Freiston Shore |Southeast =

References

References

1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Office for National Statistics.
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