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Sleaford is a town in North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England. It takes its name from the River Slea, a tributary of the River Witham. It is north-east of the town of Grantham and north-west of the town of Boston. Sleaford lies 115 miles north of the capital London, and the city of Lincoln is eighteen miles to the north.
Until recently Sleaford was primarily an agricultural town, supporting a cattle market and famous seed companies such as Hubbard and Phillips (whose name lives on the The Hub) and Sharpes International Seeds (whose history can be traced from their merger with Zeneca Seeds in 1996, which formed Advanta Seeds, right back to 1560 ). It is now also developing tourism and crafts, and is expanding rapidly. The town's current population is around 15,000.
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road, rail, air & sea links
airports
Robin Hood International Airport 1 hour 20 minutes by car from Sleaford.
Humberside International Airport 1 hour 20 mins by car from Sleaford.
East Midlands Airport 1 hour 20 mins by car from Sleaford.
rail
The three-platform railway station provides a junction served by local trains using the Peterborough-Doncaster Joint Line, and the busier Stoke-on-Trent-Nottingham-Skegness line. Grantham station - and its express East Coast Main Line rail link to London - is twenty minutes away from Sleaford by road, or around twenty-five minutes by rail. Travel by train to London King's Cross from Sleaford usually takes just under two hours.
road
Sleaford is linked to the national motorway system, London and all the major regions of the UK are easily accessible from the City.
London – 123 miles
Cardiff – 208 miles
Birmingham – 87 miles
Chester – 144 miles
Edinburgh– 289 miles
Liverpool – 152 miles
Southampton – 194 miles
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entertainment
theatres
Theater Royal, Clasketgate, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN2 1JJ, UK
cinemas
Hub Cinema, Navigation Wharf, Carre Street, NG34 7TW
family fun
You’re never far from family fun, Butlins Skegness is a great family day out! No weather problems in The Skyline Pavilion … splash about in the sub-tropical Waterworld or play on the good old traditional funfair. There’s go karting, superb shows and much more!
shopping
Sleaford has an array of shops and market places available from your local garden centre to clothes & shoe shops. Overall the main shopping area in Sleaford provides for every individuals needs
sports & leisure
Maypole dancing happens in the market square on the first May bank holiday Monday. The Kesteven Morris dance team rehearses, and occasionally performs, in Sleaford. The Sleaford Wood is a Woodland Trust wood, on the northern edge of town. It is a mature 250-year old wood, with deer and woodpeckers also The Sleaford Golf Club is an 18-hole challenging course and outstanding venue for Society events for golfers of all standards and ages.
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education facilities
The primary and junior schools in Sleaford are The Quarrington School, and the William Alvey which has a newly built infants block, St. Botolph's (CofE) Primary School and Church Lane Primary School. Secondary Schools for older pupils are Carre's Grammar School (male selective secondary school), the Kesteven and Sleaford High School (female selective secondary school), and St. George's College of Technology (mixed secondary school). These three schools feed a unique joint sixth-form consortium.
There are also several privately run nurseries for pre-school age children. They include Redcroft Day Nursery, Woodside Children's Nursey, Happy Day Nursery and Sleaford Day Nursery.
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employment
Lincolnshire boasts an extremely diverse range of businesses. Whilst agriculture is considered our traditional strength we also have a reputation for engineering excellence. High profile companies like Siemens and Interflora operate in Lincolnshire, whilst some of our lesser know companies support industries across the world in the production of aeronautical, rail and motor technology. We have combined our strength with the Rutland area.
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