Whaplode Drove
Whaplode Drove is a village in the civil parish of Whaplode , in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. It is approximately 10 miles (16 km) south from the market town of Spalding. The hamlet of Shepeau Stow is 1 mile (1.6 km) to the south-west.
| Whaplode Drove | |
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Whaplode Drove church | |
Whaplode Drove Location within Lincolnshire | |
| OS grid reference | TF319133 |
| • London | 80 mi (130 km) S |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SPALDING |
| Postcode district | PE12 |
| Dialling code | 01406 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Whaplode Drove is a largely rural village and lies in the middle of the Lincolnshire Fens.
The name 'Whaplode' derives from the Old English cwappa-lad meaning 'eel pout watercourse'.
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