Kirkby Underwood
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Kirkby Underwood is a village of 80 households located around four miles north of Bourne
in southern Lincolnshire
, in the district of South Kesteven
.
The village is situated exactly 1 mile west of the main A15 trunk road. To the east is Rippingale
and the Fens
; directly to the south is the hamlet of Stainfield
and to the west Hawthorpe. Between the village and Hawthorpe, near Callan's Lane Wood (run by the Forestry Commission
), are a pair of radio masts and a BT microwave
transmitter. The village church is dedicated to St. Mary & All Saints.
Bourne, Lincolnshire
Bourne is a market town and civil parish on the western edge of the Fens, in the District of South Kesteven in southern Lincolnshire, England.-The town:...
in southern 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...
, in the district of South Kesteven
South Kesteven
South Kesteven is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England, forming part of the traditional Kesteven division of the county. It covers Grantham, Stamford, Bourne and Market Deeping.-History:...
.
The village is situated exactly 1 mile west of the main A15 trunk road. To the east is Rippingale
Rippingale
Rippingale is a village in Lincolnshire, England on the A15 road about 5 miles north of Bourne. Its local government district is South Kesteven. Rippingale is a civil parish and an ecclesiastical parish in the Aveland Deanery of the Diocese of Lincoln....
and the Fens
The Fens
The Fens, also known as the , are a naturally marshy region in eastern England. Most of the fens were drained several centuries ago, resulting in a flat, damp, low-lying agricultural region....
; directly to the south is the hamlet of Stainfield
Stainfield
Stainfield is a village and civil parish about east of the city of Lincoln, in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.-St Andrews Church:...
and to the west Hawthorpe. Between the village and Hawthorpe, near Callan's Lane Wood (run by the Forestry Commission
Forestry Commission
The Forestry Commission is a non-ministerial government department responsible for forestry in Great Britain. Its mission is to protect and expand Britain's forests and woodlands and increase their value to society and the environment....
), are a pair of radio masts and a BT microwave
British Telecom microwave network
The British Telecom microwave network was a network of point-to-point microwave radio links in the United Kingdom, operated at first by the General Post Office, and subsequently by its successor BT plc...
transmitter. The village church is dedicated to St. Mary & All Saints.