Waddington, ENG - Postcode - BB7 3HT

Description of Waddington, Lincolnshire

Located about 4 miles (6 km) south of Lincoln on the A607 Grantham Road, Waddington is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The presence of RAF Waddington has helped bring fame to the village. Waddington saw a rise in population from 6,086 in the 2001 census to 6,122 in the 2011 count.

Waddington literally translates to "farm/settlement of the people of Wada."

It was primarily an agricultural community until the late 19th century, and the village was first mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. The RAF base once included heathland areas where horseracing was held. Malting, brickmaking, and stone quarrying are just a few of the other industries that have flourished in the village at various points in history.

The Irish judge and Crown official Richard de Soham was appointed parish priest of Waddington in 1303, and he seems to have retired there in 1305.

George Boole, the mathematician, taught at Robert Hall's boarding school in the village called Waddington Academy around the year 1830. Boole was the village's academy's headmaster from 1838 to 1840. 

In 1941, the village's NAAFI building and the Horse & Jockey pub were severely damaged by enemy action. Two parachute-delivered, large bombs that were fused to explode upon impact caused most of the destruction. The NAAFI manager, Mrs. Constance Raven, was one of the eleven people killed; the All-Ranks Club at the RAF base is still named after her. 

The St. Michael and All Angels Church, which had originally been built in the 12th century and was later rebuilt in 1721, was destroyed in a bombing raid on the night of May 8, 1941, during World War II. The current Anglican parish church of St. Michael on High Street, a contemporary stone structure, was dedicated in 1954 and took its place. The first memorial to the Great War was also demolished and this new one built in its place.