Long Bennington is a linear village and civil parish in South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, just off the A1 road, 7 miles (11 km) north of Grantham and 5 miles (8 km) south of Newark-on-Trent. It had a population of 2,100 in 2014[1] and 2,018 at the 2011 Census.[2]
| Long Bennington | |
|---|---|
 Church of St Swithun, Long Bennington | |
  Long Bennington Location within Lincolnshire | |
| Population | 2,018 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SK835445 |
| • London | 105 mi (169 km) S |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWARK |
| Postcode district | NG23 |
| Dialling code | 01400 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
History edit
Long Bennington Priory was an Alien house granted in 1462 to the priory of Mount Grace.[3] The village has connections with the Younghusband family, whose members include Francis Younghusband head of a British invading force into Tibet in 1904 and negotiated a treaty after most Tibetan officials had fled with the Dalai Lama into the countryside.[4] Long Bennington is supposed to be the last place where King Harold of Wessex camped before the Battle of Hastings.[5]
On the morning of Friday 14 January 1966, coming back from a concert at the University of Hull, the group Manfred Mann were injured when their Ford Zodiac, driven by Anthony Hales, skidded on ice in the village. They were taken to Grantham Hospital;[6] singer Paul Jones had a broken arm and Manfred Mann had a chest injury.[7][8]
Geography edit
The Viking Way has passed to the south-east since 1997 to avoid a direct crossing of the A1. The River Witham runs to the east.[9] Lying beside the A1 road, the village main street was once part of the Great North Road between London and Edinburgh.
In December 1968 a bypass was opened.[10] It was made of concrete and excessively noisy until it was resurfaced with tarmac in 2003, at a cost of £4.4 million.[11][12] West Kesteven Rural District Council did not like the ideas for the £942,000 Long Bennington bypass, calling it an absolute waste of money, and good food-producing land.
The British Frozen Food Federation[13] is based in the village. Leonardo DRS (DRS Technologies UK) have a facility in the north of the village on the Long Bennington Business Park, where they have their Air Systems EW Test business.[14]
Further south near Three Shire Oak, is the Roseland Business Park.[15] Bennington Carriages, west of the village and the bypass at Authorpe Farm, have a Royal warrant.[16]
Community edit
Long Bennington has a parish council consisting of 11 councillors.[17] The village is twinned with the Normandy village of Bretteville-l'Orgueilleuse.[1] It contains a Methodist chapel, St Swithin's Anglican church, and a primary school.[18] Its public houses are the Reindeer,[19] the Royal Oak[20] and Whittakers.[21] The village has a football team and a bowls team.[18]
Long Bennington and surrounding villages have a Rotary Club that meets twice a month.
References edit
- ^ a b "Home". Long Bennington Parish Council. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ Page, William, ed. (1906). A History of the County of Lincoln. Vol. 2. London: Victoria County History. p. 242.
- ^ Treasury of Lives. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ Howarth, David (2008). 1066: The Year of the Conquest. Paw Prints. p. 165. ISBN 9781439512425.
- ^ Grantham 1951-2000
- ^ Accident
- ^ Picture
- ^ "Geograph:: Viking Way long distance footpath © Kate Jewell cc-by-sa/2.0".
- ^ "Network changes – 1960s". Reader's Digest. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ "Concrete Roads Get The Quiet Treatment". Highways Agency. 17 October 2001. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ Mumby, A (7 November 2002). "Road to rue in, Letters". New Civil Engineer. EMAP. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ BFFF
- ^ DRS
- ^ Roseland Business Park
- ^ Bennington Carriages.
- ^ "The Parish Council". Long Bennington Parish Council. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Clubs, Facilities & Amenities". Long Bennington Parish Council. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ Reindeer Inn – Long Bennington's Premier Gastropub
- ^ Royal Oak.
- ^ Bar & Restaurant Lincolnshire I A warm welcomeI Whittakers Bar & Restaurant, Long Bennington, Newark, Nottinghamshire
External links edit
Media related to Long Bennington at Wikimedia Commons- Local history
- New link road to Foston
- "A1 (Long Bennington Bypass)"; Millbanksystems.com. Retrieved 26 April 2012
