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Ancaster | |
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St Martin's Church, Ancaster | |
Location within Lincolnshire | |
Population | 1,317 (2001)[1] |
OS grid reference | SK983438 |
• London | 100 mi (160 km) S |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Grantham |
Postcode district | NG32 |
Dialling code | 01400 |
Police | Lincolnshire |
Fire | Lincolnshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Ancaster is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, on the site of a Roman town. The population of the civil parish was 1,317 at the 2001 census, increasing to 1,647 at the 2011 census.[2] The civil parish includes the settlements of Sudbrook and West Willoughby.[3]
The village is related to the titles of Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven and Earl of Ancaster, both of which are now extinct.