Castle, Spalding
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| Castle[1] | |
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| Ward | |
 Double Street, Spalding | |
![Castle[1] is located in the United Kingdom](/wiki/File:United_Kingdom_adm_location_map.svg) ![Castle[1]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png){kind=small} Castle[1] Location within the United Kingdom | |
| Population | 2,563 (2021 Census Ward Profile)[2] |
| • London | 90 mi (140 km) N |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Post town | SPALDING |
| Postcode district | PE11 |
| Dialling code | 01775 |
| Police | |
| Fire | |
| Ambulance | |
| UK Parliament | |
Castle is a ward[3] and suburb[4] of Spalding in Lincolnshire, England. It had a population of 2,563 at the 2021 Census.
Geography
[edit]The ward covers the north and northeastern portions of the town and borders the nearby village of Pinchbeck and the River Welland.[5] As well as part of the town centre. Also nearby is the former railway line to Boston, which is now mostly occupied by the A19 road. The name of the ward is taken from the former castle that once stood in the ward.[6]
Demographics
[edit]At the 2021 census, the ward profile population was 2,563. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:
| Castle: Ethnicity: 2021 Census | |||||||||||||
| Ethnic group | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 2,409 | 94% | |||||||||||
| Asian or Asian British | 67 | 2.6% | |||||||||||
| Mixed | 51 | 2% | |||||||||||
| Other Ethnic Group | 20 | 0.8% | |||||||||||
| Black or Black British | 12 | 0.5% | |||||||||||
| Arab | 3 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 2,563 | 100% | |||||||||||
The religious composition of the ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:
| Castle: Religion: 2021 Census | |||||||||||||
| Religious | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian | 1,541 | 65% | |||||||||||
| Irreligious | 771 | 32.5% | |||||||||||
| Muslim | 30 | 1.3% | |||||||||||
| Buddhist | 9 | 0.4% | |||||||||||
| Other religion | 9 | 0.4% | |||||||||||
| Hindu | 5 | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| Sikh | 4 | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| Jewish | 1 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 2,563 | 100% | |||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Your Councillors by Ward". South Holland District Council. South Holland District Council. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "Spalding Castle (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "Spalding Castle - MapIt". mapit.mysociety.org. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "Listed Buildings in South Holland - Spalding Castle Ward, South Holland, Lincolnshire". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "Postcode: PE11 1AT | United Kingdom Postcode". gbr.youbianku.com. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "Spalding Castle | Castellogy". 20 August 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
