Market Deeping
| Market Deeping | |
|---|---|
| Population | 6,200 |
| OS grid reference | TF137102 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PETERBOROUGH |
| Postcode district | PE6 |
| Dialling code | 01778 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Market Deeping is a market town in Lincolnshire, England, on the north bank of the River Welland and the A15 road. It is the second largest of The Deepings and its eponymous market has been held since at least 1220. The river here forms the Lincolnshire/Cambridgeshire border with Peterborough about 8 miles away. Situated at the southern extremity of Lincolnshire, the town forms part of the border with the Peterborough City Council.
The town is known for its stone buildings dating back to the 17th century, its largely 15th century church dedicated to St. Guthlac and the remains of a market cross. Notable people from the town include Charles Hardwicke.
Notable buildings include the Deeping Stage Hotel, the Towngate Inn and the Vine Inn. Also, the Bull Inn and Rigby's pub which are situated in the Market Place. As well as the Old Coach House (located by the River Welland).
The main secondary school used by the town is the Deepings School, located in nearby Deeping St. James. Market Deeping also has two primary schools, the Market Deeping William Hildyard Church of England Primary School and the Market Deeping Community Primary School.
The town has 2,462 households.
Politics
The town is part of the South Holland and The Deepings Parliamentary Constituency but is also part of South Kesteven District Council. It sends 3 district councillors to SKDC which is based in Grantham. It currently has one Conservative and two Independents, although since 1983 it has mostly returned Liberals and Independents. The first Green Party candidate stood in 2007 and was runner-up.
Most District Council election results since 1983 can be found here
The town and the neighbouring villages of West Deeping and Langtoft form the Market and West Deeping division of Lincolnshire County Council which elects one councillor.
The town elects 15 councillors to form Market Deeping Town Council.[1]
History
Bypass
The £10m four mile long A15 and A16 bypass opened in July 1998, which incorporates a 2.5 miles (4 km) stretch of single and dual-carriageway.
2007 travellers' sites controversy
In 2007, at the behest of Whitehall, South Kesteven District Council was obliged to provide a site for the travelling community)somewhere within South Kesteven. 19 sites were proposed, of which 5 were in or near Market Deeping. An initial public gathering occurred on the 11th of July in Market Deeping town centre in relation to the sites, outside the council chambers where many people chanted and expressed their opposition. On the 27th of July, 2007, the strong local opposition to the proposed sites became clear at a public meeting chaired by the local MP, John Hayes, attended by about 2,000 local residents. Mr Hayes expressed his opposition to the sites within The Deepings, only having Market Deeping as one of the proposed sites within his constituency - the other ones being in Bourne, Grantham and Stamford, in the Grantham and Stamford constituency. The debate and public consultation is ongoing.
Culture
Sport
The local football team is the Deeping Rangers F.C..
The local rugby union club is Deepings Rugby Union F.C.[2] Deepings 1st XV - Champions of Midlands 6 East (South)2007.
The local swimming club is Deepings Swimming Club.[3]
The local girls' football team is the Deeping Diamonds F.C.[4]
Recent building work includes a skate park called Woody Heights (in nearby Deeping St. James) and a BMX track adjacent to the remains of the original 1980's track, located on the John Eve Playing Field between residential houses and a large Tesco supermarket.
The local hockey club is the recently formed Bourne Deeping Hockey Club.[5]
Religion
Market Deeping is home to the church of St. Guthlac, an Anglican establishment in the Diocese of Lincoln. It is situated on Church Street, a location often lauded for being the prettiest street in Lincolnshire. The nearby rectory was, until recently, the oldest inhabited rectory in England.
The Catholic church of St Mary and Guthlac on Hereward Way was consecrated in the late 1960s, replacing the nearby Waterton Chapel, a private place of worship in the ownership of a local prominent Catholic family.
There are also Methodist and Baptist churches in the Deepings, continuing the rich heritage of Nonconformist worship in East Anglia and the Fens.
The life and exploits of St Guthlac are recounted in a medieval life; he was born into the Anglo-Saxon aristocracy, retired as a hermit to an island in what was then the Fens and founded Crowland Abbey.
Public houses
There are several pubs on Church Street and in Market Square: the Vine, the White Horse, the Bull, the Towngate Inn Hotel, the Deeping Stage, Rigby's, The Old Coach House and others.
Food
The town has two award-winning fish and chips restaurants[6] - the Boundary (towards Deeping St James) and Linfords (in the Market Place). Linford's has no sit-down facilities but is an award-winning fish and chip shop.
Media
Market Deeping is covered by the Sandy Heath Transmitter which broadcasts BBC local news service Look East and ITV Anglia, or Belmont Transmitter BBC Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire) and ITV Calendar (Yorkshire and Lincolnshire) although a lot of households in the Deepings have their aerials pointiong west to Waltham on The Wolds Transmitter which broadcasts BBC East Midlands Today and ITV Central. There are a number of local newspapers covering Market Deeping (these include the Deeping Marketplace and more), although none of them are just for the town itself they are shared with larger towns nearby like The Stamford Mercury.