Nocton

Nocton
All Saints' Church, Nocton
Nocton is located in Lincolnshire
Nocton
Nocton
Location within Lincolnshire
Population819 (2011)
OS grid referenceTF058642
• London115 mi (185 km) S
Civil parish
  • Nocton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLINCOLN
Postcode districtLN4
Dialling code01526
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Lincolnshire
53°09′54″N 0°25′08″W / 53.165020°N 0.418838°W / 53.165020; -0.418838

Nocton is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the B1202 road, 7 miles (11 km) south-east from Lincoln city centre. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 819.[1] To the east of the village is Nocton Fen with its small settlement of Wasps Nest.[2][3] To the west of the village, situated at the junction of Wellhead Lane and the B1188 road, is Nocton Top Cottages consisting of eight further dwellings.[4] At the south of the village are the remains of Nocton Hall, and 1 mile (2 km) to the east the earthwork remains of Nocton Park Priory.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  2. ^ TF081648 Wasps Nest
  3. ^ "Conservation Walks – Nocton Estates"; Defra.gov.uk, (archive). Retrieved 1 July 2012
  4. ^ TF047641 Wasps Nest
  5. ^ TF077647 Nocton Park Priory
  6. ^ Historic England. "Nocton Park Priory (349405)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 1 July 2012.