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OS grid reference
  
TF321681

Country
  
England

Post town
  
Horncastle

Local time
  
Tuesday 6:04 AM

District
  
East Lindsey

UK parliament constituency
  
Louth and Horncastle

Region
  
East Midlands

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Postcode district
  
LN9

Shire county
  
Lincolnshire

Civil parish
  
Lusby with Winceby

Winceby

Weather
  
7°C, Wind SW at 10 km/h, 93% Humidity

UK Parliament
  
Louth and Horncastle (UK Parliament constituency)

Winceby is a village in the civil parish of Lusby with Winceby (where the population the included) in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated in the Lincolnshire Wolds, and about 5 miles (8.0 km) from both Horncastle and Spilsby.

Map of Winceby, Horncastle, UK

The village is notable for the (Civil War) Battle of Winceby, which took place in 1643, when the Royalist army was defeated by the Roundheads at "Slash Hill".

There is a church, St Margaret's, and a garage. The village is very close to the Snipe Dales nature reserve and country park, owned by the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust.

References

Winceby Wikipedia