Birchwood, Lincolnshire
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Birchwood is a housing estate in the south of Lincoln, Lincolnshire
, England
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It is one of the largest housing estates in Europe
. The estate is currently undergoing redevelopment following investment. The shopping centre located in the middle of the estate is currently being rebuilt. . It has a few schools of all types. Birchwood has takeaways, pubs and attractions and its own police station. The Birchwood Centre is situated within reach of the people of Birchwood with its own shops, a pub, supermarket and bus stop. Main roads in the area are Skellingthorpe Road, Birchwood Avenue, Woodfield Avenue, Fulmar Road and Pershore Way. The coast is 40 miles away. It is the home of Hartsholme Country Park
, which has a caravan park in the centre of the woods
Birchwood used to hold an old Airfield from World War Two based on the Birchwood Leisure centre site, RAF Skellingthorpe
, which had No. 50 Squadron and No. 61 Squadron as its main aircraft. It now holds a memorial for it.
Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Lincoln is a cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England.The non-metropolitan district of Lincoln has a population of 85,595; the 2001 census gave the entire area of Lincoln a population of 120,779....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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It is one of the largest housing estates in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. The estate is currently undergoing redevelopment following investment. The shopping centre located in the middle of the estate is currently being rebuilt. . It has a few schools of all types. Birchwood has takeaways, pubs and attractions and its own police station. The Birchwood Centre is situated within reach of the people of Birchwood with its own shops, a pub, supermarket and bus stop. Main roads in the area are Skellingthorpe Road, Birchwood Avenue, Woodfield Avenue, Fulmar Road and Pershore Way. The coast is 40 miles away. It is the home of Hartsholme Country Park
Hartsholme Country Park
Hartsholme Country Park lies about southwest of the city centre of Lincoln in the East Midlands of England.Hartsholme Country Park covers more than and was designated in 1974 and opened in 1979. It contains a camping area for tents, caravans and motor caravans, lakes and ornamental grounds...
, which has a caravan park in the centre of the woods
Birchwood used to hold an old Airfield from World War Two based on the Birchwood Leisure centre site, RAF Skellingthorpe
RAF Skellingthorpe
The former Royal Air Force Station Skellingthorpe, more commonly known as RAF Skellingthorpe was a station of the Royal Air Force during World War II. It was located in the city of Lincoln, England...
, which had No. 50 Squadron and No. 61 Squadron as its main aircraft. It now holds a memorial for it.