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  England GenWeb Project - Lincolnshire, Sleaford Workhouse
After the Poor Law Reform Act of 1834, the Sleaford Poor Law Union was formed on 20th September 1836 to serve the needs of 56 local parishes, all within the county of Lincoln and covering about 131,780 acres of land.
The Sleaford Poor Law Union was divided into five subdistricts: Billinghay, Heckington, Sleaford, Leadenham and Aswarby.
In 1891, the workhouse held 91 officers and inmates.
www.rootsweb.com /~englin/S/sleaford_workhouse.htm   (359 words)

  
  Sleaford - LoveToKnow 1911   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
SLEAFORD, a market town in the North Kesteven or Sleaford parliamentary division of Lincolnshire, England, in a fertile and partly fenny district on the river Slea.
Sleaford never became a municipal or parliamentary borough, and the government was manorial, the bishops possessing full jurisdiction.
(London, 1887); Edward Trollope, Sleaford and the Wapentakes of Flaxwell and Aswardhurn in the county of Lincoln (London, 1872).
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Sleaford   (387 words)

  
 Sleaford - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sleaford lies 115 miles north of the capital London, and the city of Lincoln is eighteen miles to the north.
Sleaford Wood is a Woodland Trust wood, on the northern edge of town.
The town is situated south of the intersection of the A17 and A15 roads at the Holdingham roundabout.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sleaford   (2316 words)

  
 GENUKI: Sleaford, LIN
The parish was in the Sleaford sub-district of the Sleaford Registration District.
Sleaford is a principal town which covers portions of at least two parishes.
Sleaford was a market town and had a market day every Monday and a fair five times a year.
www.genuki.org.uk:8080 /big/eng/LIN/Sleaford   (1002 words)

  
 Sleaford Maltings - Sleaford Town Strategy
Sleaford was well known in the past for its seed industry and malting.
Sleaford centre comprises mainly of 18th and 19th century structures placed within a medieval framework of streets, lanes, squares and watercourses.
Sleaford is still a compact town, contained with a radius of 1.5 kilometres.
www.sleafordmaltings.com /strategy.htm   (791 words)

  
 Sleaford in General - Destinations National Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
Sleaford is a small market town in Lincolnshire, nestled beside the A17 where it meets the A15 and A153.
Roman Sleaford was situated slightly to the east of the new town, between Boston Road and the River Slea.
Sleaford was an established administrative centre for the region and the market there can be traced thus far.
www.dooyoo.co.uk /destinations-national/sleaford-in-general   (218 words)

  
 Sleaford Canal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The commissioners were very uncertain about giving concessions to Sleaford traffic because they were under strict orders from Parliament not to reduce tolls until the loans that they owed from maintenance and recent improvements were paid off - and at this point they were already well in arrears on their repayments.
By the end of the year the commissioners and the Sleaford committee had made an agreement that a concession would be given to traffic which used both the River Witham and the River Slea (beyond Ewerby Clapps).
In Sleaford itself the restorers hoped to fully reopen the wharves and renovate the original circular route to the windmill at Monkey's Yard.
www.btinternet.com /~canals/canals/sleaford.htm   (3743 words)

  
 Sleaford Foods Select Matcon to Supply Complete IBC System
Sleaford, UK -- Sleaford Quality Foods in the UK, a family-owned supplier of dehydrated fruit, vegetables, herbs and spices have grown substantially in recent years.
Sleaford selected Matcon and EPCM Technology as their partners in a complete refurbishment of their UK facility.
Matcon are proud to have been able to assist Sleaford in their continuing success and to be a part of one of the most impressive Food Mixing and Packing plants in Europe.
powderandbulk.com /pb_services/news_center/publish/article_0042.shtml   (325 words)

  
 Sleaford URC
Sleaford United Reformed Church was built on it present location in 1867.
If you are visiting as someone interested in knowing a bit more about the Christian faith, and us here in Sleaford, we have information on an Alpha course which we run to enable exploration of Christianity.
A induction loop is fitted in the centre portion of the main church for those using hearing aids set to the T-position.
www.sleafordurc.org.uk /pg/index.htm   (443 words)

  
 Sleaford South signal box   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Sleaford is one of very few locations in the country that had four signal boxes, named North, South, East and West - and all still exist.
Sleaford East and West are located at either end of Sleaford station on the former Great Northern line between Grantham and Boston, The North and South are on the former Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint line from Spalding to Lincoln.
The original 1882 Sleaford South box was renewed in 1957 with this brick-built structure which is typical of Eastern region boxes built between 1955 and 1959 although all varied in detail.
www.signalbox.org /gallery/e/sleafordsouth.htm   (328 words)

  
 BBC - Lincolnshire - Features - Tour of Sleaford
Sleaford is a traditional English market town with a long and varied history but has been brought up to date with The Hub, the largest craft and design gallery space outside London.
Sleaford can trace its history back to Iron Age times and was a thriving place of business due to its fantastic waterway systems.
At the end of the eighteenth century canals were built to connect the River Slea to the River Witham and the town enjoyed the status of being the local terminus in the area.
www.bbc.co.uk /lincolnshire/content/articles/2005/08/31/tour_sleaford_feature.shtml   (302 words)

  
 John HUSSEY (1ยบ B. Hussey of Old Sleaford)
On the outbreak of the Lincolnshire rebellion, in the autumn of 1536, Hussey seemed to remain firm in his allegiance to the King.
He was opposed to the rebellion, but remained in his house at Sleaford, Lincolnshire, afraid to stir out, knowing that his tenants were in sympathy with the rest of the people.
At the insistance of the King he and Lord Darcy were tried by the House of Lords at Westminster, and on 15 May 1537 were found guilty of treason.
www.tudorplace.com.ar /Bios/JohnHussey(1BSleaford).htm   (2599 words)

  
 Sleaford Museum Trust - The Virtual Museum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Sleaford Museum Trust is not registered under the terms of the Data Protection Act 1988, therefore the names of donors/lenders are not shown.
Due to the difficulties of tracing past donors, all items donated to Sleaford Museum Trust up to 20 March 2004 will be deemed to have been gifted to the Trust along with all copyrights and all rights reserved.
This project has been supported by the Local Heritage Initiative (LHI), which is a national grant scheme that helps local groups to investigate, explain and care for their landscape, traditions and culture.
www.sleafordmuseum.org.uk /DBTemp/default.asp   (265 words)

  
 Hotels in Sleaford Lincolnshire accommodation - Sleaford hotels accommodation in Lincolnshire UK
Sleaford is still a small traditional Market Town and the market is held on Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays.
Sleaford has a Rugby Club situated approximately 1 mile north-east of Sleaford's town centre (01529 303335) and a Cricket Club which was founded in 1834.
The town is surrounded by flat fenland countryside, with the skyline dominated by the 144-foot spire of St.Denys' Church (photo).
www.kayukay.co.uk /sleafordhotels.html   (634 words)

  
 Property to rent in Sleaford
Spacious Four Bedroom Detached Bungalow in Sleaford having Lounge, Kitchen/Diner,Shower Room Drive and Garage and Front and Rear Gardens.
Very high quality 3 bedroomed semi- detached house close to town centre.
Modern spacious three bedroom detached family home situated in this popular development close to St Botolphs school and access to Sleaford and its amenities.
www.rightmove.co.uk /property-to-let-in--sleaford--lincolnshire.rsp/svr/1012   (285 words)

  
 GENUKI: Old Sleaford, LIN
One would be wise to check the church records for the adjacent parish of Quarrington.
Old Sleaford is both an ancient parish and the southern part of the town of Sleaford, across the Slea River from New Sleaford.
Old Sleaford is an ancient parish, but was ecclesiastically united with Quarrington parish befoer 1841.
www.genuki.org.uk:8080 /big/eng/LIN/OldSleaford   (413 words)

  
 Sleaford Playhouse Little Theatre home page
In conjunction with Sleaford and District Civic Trust, The Playhouse is a regular venue for the Heritage Weekend each September.
The Playhouse was host to 3 evenings of concerts during Sleaford Live during Market Towns Week in May 2005 and Sleaford Little Theatre took the stage again at the end of the week for 2 nights of short plays for coarse actors, to rapturous applause and raucous laughter.
Sleaford Little Theatre's Spring 2006 production was Dear Octopus by Dodie Smith and this was followed by a week of entertainment for Sleaford Live 06, starting with 2 evenings of comedy from Horncastle Theatre Company, Heckington Players and of course SLT.
oden.co.uk /slt   (556 words)

  
 Sleaford and North Hykeham (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sleaford and North Hykeham shown within Lincolnshire, and Lincolnshire shown within England
Sleaford and North Hykeham County Constituency was formed in 1997 and is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency covers the towns of Sleaford and North Hykeham and an area of rural Lincolnshire.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sleaford_and_North_Hykeham   (215 words)

  
 IWA : Sleaford Navigation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The section, known as Kyme Eau, from the River Witham at Chapel Hill to Sleaford is navigable.
The river Slea and the Kyme Eau were developed into the Sleaford Navigation in order to link Sleaford to Boston for trade.
During the early nineteenth century, the canal was a success but by the 1870s income fell and the canal was closed in 1881.
www.waterways.org.uk /Waterways/PrincipalNavigations/SleafordNavigation   (363 words)

  
 Sleaford Bay, Australia Surf Forecast, Tides, Surfcam and Sea Conditions
Sleaford Bay on the West Coast is an exposed beach break that usually has waves and can work at any time of the year.
Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south.
At the moment, we display the current current weather observations / forecast for Sleaford Bay, tide data, sea temperature and a growing list of Surfcams.
www.surf-forecast.com /breaks/SleafordBay.shtml   (200 words)

  
 Timeline History of Sleaford   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
During the Anglo-Saxon period it became an administrative and marketing centre for the region and a focus for water milling activity in Kesteven.
At the end of the eighteenth century, a navigable waterway was opened along the Slea to link the town with the River Witham, and for some years following this it enjoyed a unique position as the local terminus of the inland waterway system in the area.
For much of the nineteenth century, Sleaford was also the headquarters of the firm Kirk and Parry, who were builders and architects with a national reputation, specialising in the construction of railway stations and the restoration of churches.
www.sleaforduk.com /index.cfm?id=597   (178 words)

  
 Sleaford's MP
Sleaford's MP 3 Mill House, Carre Street, Sleaford, Lincolnshire.
Douglas Hogg is the son of former Lord Chancellor Lord Hailsham, is a former president of the Oxford Union and entered the Commons in 1979 at the beginning of 18 years of Conservative rule.
He has always been on the soft-left of the Conservative Party and has in the past supported modest constitutional reform.
www.sleaford.gov.uk /mp.htm   (140 words)

  
 Hotels, Inns, Bed and Breakfast Accommodation Sleaford, Lincolnshire, UK.
Hotels, inns, guesthouses and bed and breakfast accommodation in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England.
Originally built in 1867 as a country house, after spending time as a wartime Royal Air Force Officers Mess and then offices, it was converted and sympathetically extended into a hotel in 1989.
Built in 1891, this former farmhouse is ideally situated, being only 15 minutes from both Boston and Sleaford.
www.databrowse.co.uk /hotels/Lincolnshire/Sleaford.html   (269 words)

  
 Sleaford Information Online -Community information and services around Sleaford, UK
Sleaford, Lincolnshire, UK This section of the site has been designed to provide a means of allowing community services in and around Sleaford to publicise themselves and pass on any important information to Sleaford residents.
If you have any information that you want to pass on to Sleaford residents you can write an article, use the free public notices, or publicise any events in our Sleaford events section.
Sleaford Information Online is an independent site and is not affiliated with, or officially sponsored by any local authority or tourist information centre based in Sleaford.
www.britinfo.net /fp-D-CWA.htm   (430 words)

  
 New & used cars in Sleaford - UpMyStreet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Home ~ FindMyNearest… ~ Motors in Sleaford ~ New and used cars in Sleaford
FindMyNearest…, UpMyStreet's local business directory, is the fast and easy way to find the nearest New and used cars in Sleaford, or any location in England, Scotland and Wales.
UpMyStreet.com is part of the uSwitch Group, the UK’s leading impartial comparison and switching service for gas and electricity, home phone, water, broadband, digital TV, mobile phones, loans, secured loans, credit cards, current accounts and car insurance.
www.upmystreet.com /UK/findmynearest/motors/new-and-used-cars/results/in/Sleaford-4372.html?scale=25000   (192 words)

  
 Definition of Sleaford - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
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 school in Sleaford, Lincolnshire » Yell.com
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