Boultham

Boultham
Boultham  Boultham shown within Lincolnshire
Population	7,465 (2011)
OS grid reference	SK965695
– London	115 mi (185 km)  S
District	City of Lincoln
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LINCOLN
Postcode district	LN6
Dialling code	01522
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Lincoln
List of places UK England Lincolnshire

Coordinates: 53°12′50″N 0°33′22″W / 53.21398°N 0.55611°W

Boultham is a suburb of the Lincolnshire city and county town of Lincoln, England. The population of the City of Lincoln ward at the 2011 census was 7,465.^[1]

The ecclesiastical parish of Boultham covers most of Lincoln west of the River Witham near Lincoln High Street. The northern boundary is defined by Brayford Pool and the Fossdyke as far as Carholme Golf Course. The parish includes the University of Lincoln, Hartsholme and Swanpool. Tritton Road (B1003) runs through the centre of Boultham.

As at 2011, the Boultham ward on Lincoln City Council is represented by three Labour Party councillors; the ward on Lincolnshire County Council by one Labour Councillor.

A new library opened in June 2006.

Boultham Mere, created in 1989, is a nature reserve situated near a railway line and looked after by the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust. Its colony of Variable Damselfly is of national importance.

References

1. "Civil Parish population". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 June 2016.

External links

• Media related to Boultham at Wikimedia Commons
• "Boultham Mere", Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust Nature Reserves
• "Boultham Mere - seeing Bittern in Lincolnshire", Lincsbirdclub.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2013
• "Boultham Mere", Boulthamere.blogspot.com
• "Lincolnshire and UK Dragonflies and Damselflies", Forktail.co.uk
• Boultham in the Domesday Book