Spalding, Lincolnshire

Spalding
Spalding
	The River Welland passing through Spalding
	Spalding Location within Lincolnshire
Population	34,113 (2017 est.)
OS grid reference	TF245225
• London	90 mi (140 km) N
District	South Holland;
Shire county	Lincolnshire;
Region	East Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Areas of the town	List Crosshouses; Little London; Low Fulney; Pinchbeck; Pode Hole; Spalding Common; Surfleet; West Pinchbeck; Weston; Wykeham;
Post town	SPALDING
Postcode district	PE11, PE12
Dialling code	01775
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	South Holland and The Deepings;

Spalding (/ˈspɔːldɪŋ/) is a market town on the River Welland in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. The town had a population of 34,113 at the 2017 census. The town is the administrative centre of the South Holland District. The town is located between the cities of Peterborough and Lincoln, as well as the towns of Bourne, Market Deeping, March, Boston, Wisbech, Holbeach and Sleaford.

The town was well known for the annual Spalding Flower Parade, held from 1959 to 2013. The parade celebrated the region's vast tulip production and the cultural links between the Fens and the landscape and people of South Holland. At one time, it attracted crowds of more than 100,000. Since 2002 the town has held an annual pumpkin festival in October.

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