page_title: Heckington
section_title: Community
hierarchical_section_title: Heckington / Community
caption_attribution_description: Houses on the north side of Heckington Village Green
context_page_description: Heckington is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated between Sleaford and Swineshead Bridge, and south of the A17 road. Heckington, with 1,491 households, is one of the largest villages in Lincolnshire. The population of the civil parish including Boughton was 3,353 at the 2011 census.
context_section_description: The Heckington Show has been held annually in the village over the last weekend in July since 1864.
  The village's 1859-built Heckington railway station is a railway museum. Village amenities include a swimming pool, a Co-op store, a butchers and a greengrocers. A tearoom on High Street is situated beneath Heckington Squash Club. The village public houses and bars are the Nag's Head Inn on High Street, Heckington Squash & Leisure Bar, and Heckington Pavilion.
  Heritage Lincolnshire and Archaeological Project Services, its commercial wing, are based in the village.
  East Heckington primary school closed in 2009, however a preparatory school exists on Sidebar Lane (B1395).
  Heckington has a local football club and juniors football club. The Heckington 15s play in the Lincolnshire Co-op Mid Lincs League (C).
  Heckington also has a thriving village magazine . 
  Ecotricity have been given permission to build a 22-turbine wind farm on Heckington Fen. It would generate enough electricity for about 40,000 homes. The site is next to a line of 400 kV pylons.
  The village has a community website.
caption: Village green
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