Witham, North Hykeham
| Witham[1] | |
|---|---|
| Ward and Suburb | |
 Playing field looking towards Fen Lane, North Hykeham | |
![Witham[1] is located in Lincolnshire](/wiki/File:Lincolnshire_UK_location_map.svg) ![Witham[1]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png){kind=small} Witham[1] Location within Lincolnshire | |
| Population | 2,230 (2021 Census Ward Profile)[2] |
| • London | 156 mi (251 km) S |
| Civil parish |
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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 | |
Witham[3] is a suburb[4] and ward of North Hykeham in Lincolnshire, England. It is one of the six wards of North Hykeham Town Council.[5] It had a population of 2,230 at the 2021 census.
Geography
[edit]The ward encompasses the northeastern and southeastern parts of the town and borders the suburbs of Central, Forum, Fosse and Waddington West. As well as the City of Lincoln suburbs of Swallowbeck and Witham. It takes its name from the nearby River Witham to the east[6] and includes the main town council's headquarters on Fen Lane.[7]
Demographics
[edit]At the 2021 census, the ward profile population was 2,230. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:
| Witham: Ethnicity: 2021 Census | |||||||||||||
| Ethnic group | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 2,195 | 98.5% | |||||||||||
| Asian or Asian British | 20 | 0.9% | |||||||||||
| Mixed | 11 | 0.5% | |||||||||||
| Black or Black British | 3 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 2,230 | 100% | |||||||||||
The religious composition of the ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:
| Witham: Religion: 2021 Census | |||||||||||||
| Religious | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian | 1,271 | 60.7% | |||||||||||
| Irreligious | 799 | 38.1% | |||||||||||
| Muslim | 9 | 0.4% | |||||||||||
| Other religion | 6 | 0.3% | |||||||||||
| Hindu | 5 | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| Buddhist | 4 | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| Jewish | 1 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 2,230 | 100% | |||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Council Wards". North Hykeham Town Council. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ "North Hykeham Witham (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "North Hykeham Witham - MapIt". mapit.mysociety.org. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ The Antiquaries Journal. H. Milford, Oxford University Press. 1958.
- ^ "Council Wards North Hykeham Town Council New Wards from 4 May 2023". North Hykeham Town Council. 2 November 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ Clark, M. J.; Gregory, Kenneth John; Gurnell, Angela M. (1987). Horizons in Physical Geography. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0-389-20752-8.
- ^ The IHSM Health and Social Services Year Book. Institute of Health Services Management. 1998. ISBN 978-1-86067-308-5.
