Scampton
Scampton is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish including Brampton and Broadholme at the 2011 census was 1,358. It is situated 8 km (5 mi) north of Lincoln, 16 km (10 mi) south-east of Gainsborough, and immediately west of the A15.
| Scampton | |
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| Town and civil parish | |
Church of St John the Baptist, Scampton | |
Scampton Location within Lincolnshire | |
| Population | 1,358 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SK949793 |
| • London | 130 mi (210 km) S |
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| District | |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Lincoln |
| Postcode district | LN1 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
In the civil parish, between the village and the A15, is RAF Scampton, to which the parish lends its name. The airfield first opened in 1916 as Home Defence Flight Station Brattleby, becoming Scampton the following year, and then closing in 1919; it re-opened in 1936 as RAF Scampton.
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