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Witham, Lincoln

Coordinates: 53°11′49″N 0°34′01″W / 53.196862°N 0.567043°W / 53.196862; -0.567043
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Witham
Clockwise from top: Hykeham Road, Swallowbeck Church & Brant Road
Witham is located in Lincolnshire
Witham
Witham
Location within Lincolnshire
Population8,136 (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
  • Thomas Dyer (Conservative)
  • Bill Mara (Conservative)
  • Hilton Spratt (Conservative)
List of places
UK
England
Lincolnshire
53°11′49″N 0°34′01″W / 53.196862°N 0.567043°W / 53.196862; -0.567043

Witham[2] is a suburb[3][4] and ward[5] of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England. The population of the City of Lincoln ward at the 2021 census was 8,136. The ward is one of the eleven electoral districts within the City of Lincoln Council.

Geography

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Witham Ward in 2016

The ward encompasses the southern portion of Lincoln.[6] It lies close to the boundary with the town of North Hykeham and villages of Bracebridge Heath, Canwick and Waddington.[7] It covers the suburbs of Bracebridge Low Fields and Swallowbeck, which are separated from the River Witham which runs between them to Lincoln City Centre.

Demographics

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At the 2021 census, the ward profile population was 8,136. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:

Witham: Ethnicity: 2021 Census
Ethnic group Population %
White 7,832 96.3%
Asian or Asian British 135 1.7%
Mixed 99 1.2%
Black or Black British 44 0.5%
Other Ethnic Group 20 0.2%
Arab 6 0.1%
Total 8,136 100%

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

Witham: Religion: 2021 Census
Religious Population %
Christian 4,024 52.2%
Irreligious 3,542 45.9%
Muslim 66 0.9%
Other religion 34 0.4%
Hindu 25 0.3%
Buddhist 15 0.2%
Jewish 6 0.2%
Sikh 3 0.1%
Total 8,136 100%

References

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  1. ^ "Witham (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  2. ^ Spree, Alan (15 August 2022). Lincoln: The Postcard Collection. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0835-6.
  3. ^ "Our History | Witham Fourth District Internal Drainage Board". Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  4. ^ "The Witham Corridor". Lincolnshire Life. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  5. ^ Club, Saturday Walkers. "Witham (Lincoln) ward map - SWC". Saturday Walkers Club. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  6. ^ Reports of the Medical Officer of the Privy Council and Local Government Board [Great Britain]. 1905/06 suppl. H.M. Stationery Office. 1907.
  7. ^ Committee, Commonwealth Shipping (1920). Report. H.M. Stationery Office.