Hemswell Cliff

Hemswell Cliff
Cherry blossom at Hemswell Cliff
Hemswell Cliff  Hemswell Cliff shown within Lincolnshire
Population	683 (2001)
OS grid reference	SK950896
District	West Lindsey
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Gainsborough
Postcode district	DN21 5
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Gainsborough
List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire

Hemswell Cliff is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies on the A631 between Caenby Corner and Gainsborough and on the Lincoln Cliff escarpment. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 683.^{[citation needed]}

RAF Hemswell was located on the site from 1937 until it closed in 1967. The airfield site was subsequently redeveloped into a private trading estate and the RAF married quarters into a Residential area which became a newly created civil parish of Hemswell Cliff. The old village of Hemswell remains as a separate parish.^{[citation needed]}

By mid 2008 there was no longer any RAF presence on the site and it is now all civilian. The RAF sold the community centre in 2009 and since then the new owners, an educational charity have spent considerable money refurbishing it with a view to reopening the facility in 2010 for use by the local community.^{[citation needed]}

The old H Block buildings on the site have now become home to one of the Europe's largest antique centres and there are also various shops, a garden centre, hairdresser, used book shop and several cafés. On Sundays there is a very large Sunday market and car boot sale.^{[citation needed]}

Hemswell Cliff Primary School is in the village.

External links

• Hemswell Cliff Parish Council site