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Deeping St Nicholas, near Spalding in Lincolnshire, England is a village on the A16 road between The Deepings and Spalding. Unlike Market Deeping, which is in South Kesteven district, Deeping St Nicholas is in South Holland. Deeping St Nicholas is also a South Holland civil parish which includes the small settlements of Tongue End and Hop Pole, and a number of outlying farms. It has a total population of 1,323, increasing at the 2011 Census to 1,961. ==Village== The village has a 19th-century stone church, the parish church of St Nicholas. The ecclesiastical parish is part of the Elloe West Deanery of the Diocese of Lincoln, and part of a group with St John's, Spalding. The shared incumbent is Rev Peter Garland. The chapel built in 1867, is still open under the minister, Rev. Ann Bossingham. It is part of the South Lincolnshire Circuit of the Methodist Church At long, the village has the distinction of being the longest in the United Kingdom. The whole civil parish falls within the drainage area of the Welland and Deepings Internal Drainage Board. At the Western end of the village is a level crossing for the Lincoln - Peterborough railway line, the site of the former Littleworth railway station. The goods shed there was used for agricultural produce, including transshipment from the narrow gauge potato railway that also crossed the road. A Primary School opened on 2 January 1877 with a roll of 5 under a Mr Hanley. The current head teacher, Anita Bandey, oversees over 50 children. In 2008, eight large wind turbines, the blades of which are in length, were constructed on land to the north of the settlement. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Deeping St Nicholas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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