Boultham
| Boultham | |
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Clockwise from top: Tritton Road, Boultham Park and Lincoln Central Mosque | |
  Boultham Location within Lincolnshire | |
| Population | 11,258 (2021 Census)[1] |
| • London | 157 mi (253 km) S |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Lincoln |
| Postcode district | LN6 |
| Dialling code | 01522 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Boultham (ⓘ) is an area of the city of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England, south-west of the city centre.
History
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In 1911 the civil parish had a population of 1028.[2] On 9 November 1920 the parish was abolished and merged with Lincoln.[3]
1939 Hampden crash
[edit]On Monday 20 March 1939 at 12pm, a Handley Page Hampden 'L4082' of 50 Sqn at RAF Waddington crashed near Boultham swimming baths, while returning from RAF Evanton in Scotland.[4][5] There was wreckage over the tennis courts next door. Fire engines arrived from Lincoln.
Four airmen were killed:
- Pilot Officer Robert Alexander McAlister, aged 23, from Glasgow
- Sergeant Walter Harvey Freestone, aged 27, of Liverpool
- Aircraftman N Vincent Newsham, aged 27
- Aircraftman Frederick Roy Greensill, aged 18, of Middlewich[6][7]
Geography
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Boultham Mere, created in 1989, is a nature reserve near a railway line and managed by the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust. It has a colony of Variable Damselfly.
The ecclesiastical parish of Boultham covers most of Lincoln west of the River Witham near Lincoln High Street, and part of Lincoln City Centre. The northern boundary is defined by Brayford Pool and the Fossdyke as far as Carholme golf course. The district includes the suburbs of Hartsholme, New Boultham and Swanpool. Tritton Road runs through the centre of Boultham.
The Grade II* listed St Helen's Church is used for occasional services and the newer building of Holy Cross church is used for routine worship, within the Anglican Boultham Parish.[8]
The area is home to Lincoln Central Mosque and Cultural Centre and multiple retail parks.
Governance
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Boultham gives its name to two areas for local elections:[9]
- An electoral division which elects one member of Lincolnshire County Council.[10] This extends west to include Swanpool and east to include St Catherine's, and streets north of Bracebridge.
- An electoral ward which elects three members of the City of Lincoln Council.[11] This includes Swanpool and excludes St Catherine, and extends north to include New Boultham. The ward had a population of 11,258 at the 2021 census.[1]
Demographics
[edit]At the 2021 census, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:
| Boultham: Ethnicity: 2021 Census | |||||||||||||
| Ethnic group | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 9,845 | 87.4% | |||||||||||
| Asian or Asian British | 697 | 6.2% | |||||||||||
| Black or Black British | 275 | 2.4% | |||||||||||
| Mixed | 240 | 2.1% | |||||||||||
| Other Ethnic Group | 137 | 1.2% | |||||||||||
| Arab | 64 | 0.6% | |||||||||||
| Total | 11,258 | 100% | |||||||||||
| Boultham: Religion: 2021 Census | |||||||||||||
| Religious | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irreligious | 5,614 | 55.2% | |||||||||||
| Christian | 4,044 | 39.8% | |||||||||||
| Muslim | 269 | 2.6% | |||||||||||
| Other religion | 84 | 0.8% | |||||||||||
| Hindu | 69 | 0.7% | |||||||||||
| Buddhist | 44 | 0.4% | |||||||||||
| Sikh | 30 | 0.3% | |||||||||||
| Jewish | 11 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 11,258 | 100% | |||||||||||
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Boultham (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ↑ "Population statistics Boultham AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ↑ "Lincoln Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ↑ Hampden L4082
- ↑ 1939 incident
- ↑ Times Tuesday March 21 1939
- ↑ Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph Wednesday 22 March 1939, page 5
- ↑ "Boultham Parish". sites.google.com. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ↑ "Election Maps: Great Britain". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
- ↑ "Your Councillors". Lincolnshire County Council. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
- ↑ "Find Councillor". City of Lincoln Council. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
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External links
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Media related to Boultham at Wikimedia Commons- "Boultham Mere", Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust Nature Reserves
- "Boultham Mere - seeing Bittern in Lincolnshire", Lincsbirdclub.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2013
- "Boultham Mere", Boulthamere.blogspot.com
- "Lincolnshire and UK Dragonflies and Damselflies", Forktail.co.uk
- Boultham in the Domesday Book
