| Tongue End | |
|---|---|
  Tongue End Location within Lincolnshire | |
| Population | 41 |
| OS grid reference | TF161187 |
| • London | 90 mi (140 km) S |
| Civil parish | |
| 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 | |
Tongue End is a small village in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 4 miles (6 km) east from Bourne and 6 miles (10 km) south-west from Spalding, and alongside the Counter Drain that runs between Baston and Pode Hole.
Tongue End comprises Victorian red-brick farmworkers' cottages and early 20th-century former council houses.[1] It once had a village school (built in 1876), and three public houses.[1][2]
The name is said to refer to the shape of the land between the rivers Glen and Bourne Eau.[1] There is a location on the Stamford Canal which is similarly formed and has the same name.[3]
Tongue End falls within the drainage area of the Welland and Deepings Internal Drainage Board.[4] Gilbert Heathcote's tunnel drained into the Counter Drain nearby.
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The pumping station (built 1966) at the confluence of the River Glen and the Bourne Eau. -
Track near Tongue End. -
Bridge over the Counter Drain
- ^ a b c "The villages around Bourne, Lincolnshire – Tongue End". Homepages.which.net. Archived from the original on 11 October 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
- ^ "Lost Pubs In Tongue End, Lincolnshire", Closedpubs.co.uk
- ^ "We think the confusion over just where the Stamford Canal starts and finishes can be overcome by our choosing our nomemclature more carefully", East Anglian Waterways Association
- ^ "The Welland & Deeping IDB"