OS grid reference TF308580 Country England Post town Boston Local time Saturday 5:32 AM District East Lindsey UK parliament constituency Boston and Skegness | Region East Midlands Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district PE22 Shire county Lincolnshire Civil parish Carrington, Lincolnshire | |
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New Bolingbroke is a village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated in the Lincolnshire Fens, and about 6 miles (10 km) east from Coningsby. The village was established by John Parkinson, who was a steward to Sir Joseph Banks. The population is included in the civil parish of Carrington.
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Map of New Bolingbroke, Boston, UK
Landmarks
New Bolingbroke Church, dedicated to St Peter, was built in 1854 by Samuel Sanders Teulon. It is a Grade II listed building.
The village hall was built in the 1820s when John Parkinson established New Bolingbroke as a market town. It is a Grade II listed building.
The Crescent, a curved line of red-brick shops and houses, was built in 1823 by John Parkinson to house the workers of his weaving factory; the houses are now all privately owned. The Crescent is Grade II listed.
New Bolingbroke had two working windmills. One, Rundles Mill, is Grade II Listed and dates from the mid-19th century, and has been disused since at least 1906. Made of red brick, it is a tower mill. The other, Watkinsons Mill, dates from 1821 and is also Grade II listed. It was working until 1944 when the weather beam broke. It continued with an engine for a time, but today only the stump remains, which is used as a store.
New Bolingbroke railway station was sited here.