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Boultham

Coordinates: 53°13′26″N 0°33′14″W / 53.223895°N 0.553935°W / 53.223895; -0.553935
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Boultham
Clockwise from top: Tritton Road, Boultham Park & Lincoln Central Mosque
Boultham is located in Lincolnshire
Boultham
Boultham
Location within Lincolnshire
Population11,258 (2021 Census Ward Profile)[1]
• London157 mi (253 km) S
Civil parish
  • Unparished
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLincoln
Postcode districtLN6
Dialling code01522
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
Councillors
  • Liz Bushell[2] (Labour)
  • Gary Hewson (Labour and Co-operative Party)
  • Calum Watt (Labour and Co-operative Party)
List of places
UK
England
Lincolnshire
53°13′26″N 0°33′14″W / 53.223895°N 0.553935°W / 53.223895; -0.553935

Boultham is an inner-city and ward of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England. The population of the City of Lincoln ward at the 2021 census was 11,258 this included the areas of New Boultham and Swanpool. The ward is one of the eleven electoral districts within the City of Lincoln Council.

History

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St Helen's Church

In 1911 the civil parish had a population of 1028.[3] On 9 November 1920 the parish was abolished and merged with Lincoln.[4]

Geography

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Holy Cross Church, Boultham

Boultham Mere, created in 1989, is a nature reserve situated near a railway line. The Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust looks after it. It has a colony of Variable Damselfly.

The ecclesiastical parish of Boultham covers most of Lincoln west of the River Witham near Lincoln High Street and part of Lincoln City Centre. The northern boundary is defined by Brayford Pool and the Fossdyke as far as Carholme Golf Course. The district includes the suburbs of Hartsholme, New Boultham and Swanpool. Tritton Road runs through the centre of Boultham.

The grade II* listed St Helen's Church is used for occasional service and the newer building of Holy Cross church is used for routine worship, within the Anglican Boultham Parish.[5]

The area is home to Lincoln Central Mosque and Cultural Centre and multiple retail parks.

Governance

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Boultham Ward Map in 2016

As of 2011, the Boultham ward on Lincoln City Council is represented by three Labour Party councillors and the ward on Lincolnshire County Council by one Labour councillor.

Demographics

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At the 2021 census, the ward profile population was 11,258. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:

Boultham: Ethnicity: 2021 Census
Ethnic group Population %
White 9,845 87.4%
Asian or Asian British 697 6.2%
Black or Black British 275 2.4%
Mixed 240 2.1%
Other Ethnic Group 137 1.2%
Arab 64 0.6%
Total 11,258 100%

The religious composition of the ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:

Boultham: Religion: 2021 Census
Religious Population %
Irreligious 5,614 55.2%
Christian 4,044 39.8%
Muslim 269 2.6%
Other religion 84 0.8%
Hindu 69 0.7%
Buddhist 44 0.4%
Sikh 30 0.3%
Jewish 11 0.1%
Total 11,258 100%

References

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  1. ^ "Boultham (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Find Councillor". democratic.lincoln.gov.uk. 17 October 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Population statistics Boultham AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Lincoln Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Boultham Parish". sites.google.com. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
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