Whaplode Drove
| Whaplode Drove | |
|---|---|
 Whaplode Drove church | |
| OS grid reference | TF319133 |
| • London | 80 mi (130 km) S |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SPALDING |
| Postcode district | PE11 |
| Dialling code | 01406 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Whaplode Drove is a small village in the civil parish of Whaplode (where the population is included), in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England.[1] It is approximately 10 miles (16 km) south from the market town of Spalding. The hamlet of Shepeau Stow is 1 mile (1.6 km) to the south-west.
Whaplode Drove is a largely rural village and lies in the middle of the Lincolnshire Fens.
Community
The village has a post office with shop, a church, garage and a social club.
The ecclesiastical parish is Whaplode Drove. The parish church is dedicated to St John the Baptist. The parish is part of the Whaplode Drove Group of the Deanery of Elloe East. The only other parish in the group is Gedney Hill. The incumbent is The Revd R J Morrison.[2]
The church maintains a church hall,[3] and the village also has The Elizabethan centre, a community hall intended to commemorate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, but which took until 1982 to be built.[4][5]
Business
Peace & Freedom Press is based in the village.[6]
References
- ^ "Whaplode drove ward". Whaplode parish council. Lincolnshire county council. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ^ "Parish of Whaplode Drove". Diocese of Lincoln. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ^ "St John Baptist Church Hall". Community Lincs. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ^ "History of Whaplode Drove". Whaplode parish council. Lincolnshire county council. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ^ "The Elizabethan centre". Details of Venues. Lincolnshire county council. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ^ Bennett, Jim. "Peace and Freedom Press". Poetry Publishers. The poetry kit. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
External links
Media related to Whaplode Drove at Wikimedia Commons- "History of Whaplode Drove, in South Holland and Lincolnshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- "Whaplode Drove". BBC Domesday. 1986. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
