Moorland, Lincoln
| Moorland | |
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Clockwise from top: Turner Avenue/Moorland Avenue shopping parade, Lincoln Moorlands Railway Football Club & Moorland Park Methodist Church | |
  Moorland Location within Lincolnshire | |
| Population | 8,046 (2021 Census Ward Profile)[1] |
| • London | 157 mi (253 km) S |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Lincoln |
| Postcode district | LN6 |
| Dialling code | 01522 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
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Moorland[2] is an inner city ward[3] of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England. The population of the City of Lincoln ward at the 2021 census was 8,046. The ward is one of the eleven electoral districts within the City of Lincoln Council.
Geography
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The ward encompasses the southwestern part of Lincoln.[4] It covers a largely residential and commercial area, where it borders the town of North Hykeham and the Lincoln suburbs of Boultham, Bracebridge and Swallowbeck.[5]
Demographics
[edit]At the 2021 census, the ward profile population was 8,046. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:
| Moorland: Ethnicity: 2021 Census | |||||||||||||
| Ethnic group | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 7,641 | 94.9% | |||||||||||
| Asian or Asian British | 173 | 2.1% | |||||||||||
| Mixed | 137 | 1.7% | |||||||||||
| Black or Black British | 47 | 0.6% | |||||||||||
| Other Ethnic Group | 40 | 0.5% | |||||||||||
| Arab | 12 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 8,046 | 100% | |||||||||||
The religious composition of the ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:
| Moorland: Religion: 2021 Census | |||||||||||||
| Religious | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian | 3,726 | 49.3% | |||||||||||
| Irreligious | 3,619 | 47.9% | |||||||||||
| Muslim | 117 | 1.5% | |||||||||||
| Other religion | 46 | 0.6% | |||||||||||
| Hindu | 30 | 0.4% | |||||||||||
| Buddhist | 12 | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| Jewish | 2 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Sikh | 1 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 8,046 | 100% | |||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Moorland (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ Spree, Alan (15 August 2022). Lincoln: The Postcard Collection. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0835-6. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ Club, Saturday Walkers. "Moorland (Lincoln) ward map - SWC". Saturday Walkers Club. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ "MOORLAND ACCESS CENTRE GROUP LIMITED - Charity 1122473". prd-ds-register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ Hoe, Danielle (29 November 2017). "Take a look inside new Lincoln M&S Foodhall as shoppers pour in". Lincolnshire Live. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
