Boultham

Boultham
Clockwise from top: Tritton Road, Boultham Park and Lincoln Central Mosque
Boultham is located in Lincolnshire
Boultham
Boultham
Location within Lincolnshire
Population11,258 (2021 Census)
• London157 mi (253 km) S
Civil parish
  • Unparished
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLincoln
Postcode districtLN6
Dialling code01522
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Lincolnshire
53°13′26″N 0°33′14″W / 53.224°N 0.554°W / 53.224; -0.554

Boultham (listenⓘ) is an area of the city of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England, south-west of the city centre.

History

St Helen's Church

In 1911 the civil parish had a population of 1028. On 9 November 1920 the parish was abolished and merged with Lincoln.

1939 Hampden crash

On Monday 20 March 1939 at 12pm, a Handley Page Hampden 'L4082' of 50 Sqn at RAF Waddington crashed near Boultham swimming baths, while returning from RAF Evanton in Scotland. There was wreckage over the tennis courts next door. Fire engines arrived from Lincoln.

Four airmen were killed:

Second World War

On 8 May 1941, nine high explosive bombs were dropped around Westwick Gardens, killing three people, and the Rookery Lane area. The only other time that Lincoln was subsequently bombed was at 9pm on January 15 1943, by a single Dornier Do 217, with bombs landing in Saltergate, and on St Mary's Street outside the railway station.

Geography

Holy Cross Church, Boultham

Boultham Mere, created in 1989, is a nature reserve near a railway line and managed by the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust. It has a colony of Variable Damselfly.

The ecclesiastical parish of Boultham covers most of Lincoln west of the River Witham near Lincoln High Street, and part of Lincoln City Centre. The northern boundary is defined by Brayford Pool and the Fossdyke as far as Carholme golf course. The district includes the suburbs of Hartsholme, New Boultham and Swanpool. Tritton Road runs through the centre of Boultham.

The Grade II* listed St Helen's Church is used for occasional services and the newer building of Holy Cross church is used for routine worship, within the Anglican Boultham Parish.

The area is home to Lincoln Central Mosque and Cultural Centre and multiple retail parks.

Governance

Boultham ward in 2016

Boultham gives its name to two areas for local elections:

Demographics

At the 2021 census, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:

Boultham: Ethnicity: 2021 Census
Ethnic group Population %
White 9,845 87.4%
Asian or Asian British 697 6.2%
Black or Black British 275 2.4%
Mixed 240 2.1%
Other Ethnic Group 137 1.2%
Arab 64 0.6%
Total 11,258 100%
Boultham: Religion: 2021 Census
Religious Population %
Irreligious 5,614 55.2%
Christian 4,044 39.8%
Muslim 269 2.6%
Other religion 84 0.8%
Hindu 69 0.7%
Buddhist 44 0.4%
Sikh 30 0.3%
Jewish 11 0.1%
Total 11,258 100%

References

  1. 1 2 "Boultham (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "Population statistics Boultham AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "Lincoln Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  4. ↑ Hampden L4082
  5. ↑ 1939 incident
  6. ↑ Times Tuesday March 21 1939
  7. ↑ Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph Wednesday 22 March 1939, page 5
  8. ↑ Lincolnshire Echo Saturday 21 August 1999, page 12
  9. ↑ Sleaford Standard Thursday 6 September 1979, page 8
  10. ↑ Lincolnshire Echo Wednesday 12 December 1945
  11. ↑ "Boultham Parish". sites.google.com. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  12. ↑ "Election Maps: Great Britain". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
  13. ↑ "Your Councillors". Lincolnshire County Council. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
  14. ↑ "Find Councillor". City of Lincoln Council. Retrieved 8 July 2026.