Faldingworth is a village and civil parish

Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...

 in the West Lindsey

West Lindsey

West Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England.-History:The district was formed on 1 April 1974, from the urban districts of Gainsborough, Market Rasen, along with Caistor Rural District, Gainsborough Rural District and Welton Rural District...

 district of Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...

, England. It is situated on the A46

A46 road

The A46 is an A road in England. It starts east of Bath, Somerset and ends in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, but it does not form a continuous route. Large portions of the old road have been lost, bypassed, or replaced by motorway development...

 about 5 miles (8 km) south-west from Market Rasen

Market Rasen

Market Rasen is a town and civil parish within the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies on the River Rase northeast of Lincoln, east of Gainsborough and southwest of Grimsby. According to the 2001 census, it has a population of 3,200....

. Spridlington parish lies to the west, and Friesthorpe parish to the south-east. Faldingworth parish covers just over 2500 acres (1,011.7 ha). According to the 2001 census it had a population of 253.

Faldingworth Grade II listed Anglican church, dedicated to All Saints

All Saints

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, was renovated in 1814 and again 1891. It seats 150 people. The Anglican parish dates from 1549. The village also has a Methodist chapel.

Faldingworth has a Primary School serving the parishes of Faldingworth, Buslingthorpe, Freisthorpe and Snarford. A Council School was built in 1828, and was enlarged in 1876 and again in 1889.

The village also has the Coach and Horses public house

Public house

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 and a village hall

Village hall

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; its post office

Post office

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 and village shop have closed.

RAF Faldingworth

RAF Faldingworth

RAF Faldingworth was an airfield used by RAF Bomber Command during and after World War II. It was located close to the village of Faldingworth in Lincolnshire...

 was used by Bomber Command

RAF Bomber Command

RAF Bomber Command controlled the RAF's bomber forces from 1936 to 1968. During World War II the command destroyed a significant proportion of Nazi Germany's industries and many German cities, and in the 1960s stood at the peak of its postwar military power with the V bombers and a supplemental...

during World War II, and although the base closed in 1972 parts of the airfield still exist.

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