| Donington | |
|---|---|
 Church of St Mary and the Holy Rood, Donington | |
  Donington Location within Lincolnshire | |
| Population | 3,196 (2021 census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TF212355 |
| • London | 100 S |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Spalding |
| Postcode district | PE11 |
| Dialling code | 01775 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Donington is a village and civil parish in the South Holland District of Lincolnshire, England. It is 8 miles (13 km) north from the market town of Spalding and 11 miles (18 km) south of Boston on the A152, it is bypassed by the A52, and sits between the A16 and A17. The parish includes the hamlet of Northorpe,[2] and falls within the drainage area of the Black Sluice Internal Drainage Board.[3] Donington is the birthplace of the explorer Matthew Flinders[4] and he was reburied there in 2024.
- ^ "Donington (Lincolnshire, East Midlands, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Northorpe hamlet". Genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ "The Black Sluice Internal Drainage Board".
- ^ Matthew Flinders – his life in Donington Archived 21 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine South Holland Life. Retrieved 2 October 2020