South Kesteven

Local Authority District in England

Lincolnshire, East Midlands

§ This page gives an overview of the South Kesteven local authority district, bringing together key facts, maps, and data to help you quickly understand the area. One of 361 district profiles on Baseview.

Overview ⁞ South Kesteven in Lincolnshire is a broad rural district with the historic market town of Grantham as its largest centre, known for St Wulfram’s Church and ties to Sir Isaac Newton at nearby Woolsthorpe Manor. Stamford, a Georgian stone town on the River Welland, is celebrated for its unspoiled architecture and Burghley House, one of England’s grandest Elizabethan mansions. The district also includes Bourne, with its abbey and nearby Bourne Woods, and the market town of Market Deeping on the fen edge. The landscape ranges from rolling hills and farmland to fenland in the south, with rivers, nature reserves, and picturesque villages adding to its appeal.

The administrative boundary of South Kesteven can be viewed on OpenStreetMap: District Boundary of South Kesteven.

Map of South Kesteven — Administrative Boundary of South Kesteven (Local Authority District)

Key Facts about South Kesteven

What region is South Kesteven in? South Kesteven is in the East Midlands of England, a region within the UK.

What county is South Kesteven in? South Kesteven is located in the county of Lincolnshire.

Is South Kesteven a city? No, South Kesteven is not a city. (Note: the UK has 76 officially designated cities.)

Who governs South Kesteven? The local authority for this district is: South Kesteven District Council - responsible for district-level services. Since Lincolnshire is a two-tier area, county-level services are handled by: Lincolnshire County Council.

▶ Official website of South Kesteven District Council 🔗 southkesteven.gov.uk

Which police force covers South Kesteven? Policing in South Kesteven is provided by Lincolnshire Police 🔗 lincs.police.uk, which serves 7 local authority districts: Boston ⁞ East Lindsey ⁞ Lincoln ⁞ North Kesteven ⁞ South Holland ⁞ South Kesteven ⁞ West Lindsey.

This district page, South Kesteven, is a sub-page of this county page: Lincolnshire and this region page: East Midlands. It zooms in to local authorities and parliamentary constituencies, and provides a list of wards in this district. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK local authority districts: List of Local Authority Districts.

Constituencies in South Kesteven

A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.

Wards in South Kesteven

South Kesteven is divided into 30 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.

Aveland
Belmont
Belvoir
Bourne Austerby
Bourne East
Bourne West
Casewick
Castle
Deeping St James
Dole Wood
Glen
Grantham Arnoldfield
Grantham Barrowby Gate
Grantham Earlesfield
Grantham Harrowby
Grantham Springfield
Grantham St Vincent's
Grantham St Wulfram's
Isaac Newton
Lincrest
Loveden Heath
Market & West Deeping
Morton
Peascliffe & Ridgeway
Stamford All Saints
Stamford St George's
Stamford St John's
Stamford St Mary's
Toller
Viking

In the UK, a ward is a subdivision of a local authority area, used mainly for electoral and statistical purposes. Defined by the ONS, wards represent the primary unit for local elections, each returning one or more councillors to the local council. Wards are also used as a key geography for presenting population and census data.

Parishes in South Kesteven

South Kesteven is part-parished: 84 civil parishes (listed A-Z below) alongside 1 unparished areas.

Allington
Ancaster
Aslackby and Laughton
Barholm and Stowe
Barkston
Barrowby
Baston
Belton and Manthorpe
Billingborough
Bitchfield and Bassingthorpe
Boothby Pagnell
Bourne
Braceborough and Wilsthorpe
Braceby and Sapperton
Burton Coggles
Careby Aunby and Holywell
Carlby
Carlton Scroop
Castle Bytham
Caythorpe
Claypole
Colsterworth
Corby Glen
Counthorpe and Creeton
Deeping St James
Denton
Dowsby
Dunsby
Easton
Edenham
Fenton
Folkingham
Foston
Fulbeck
Grantham
Great Gonerby
Great Ponton
Greatford
Gunby and Stainby
Haconby
Harlaxton
Heydour
Honington
Horbling
Hough-on-the-Hill
Hougham
Ingoldsby
Irnham
Kirkby Underwood
Langtoft
Lenton Keisby and Osgodby
Little Bytham
Little Ponton and Stroxton
Londonthorpe and Harrowby Without
Long Bennington
Market Deeping
Marston
Morton & Hanthorpe
Normanton
North Witham
Old Somerby
Pickworth
Pointon and Sempringham
Rippingale
Ropsley and Humby
Sedgebrook
Skillington
South Witham
Stamford
Stoke Rochford
Stubton
Swayfield
Swinstead
Syston
Tallington
Thurlby
Toft with Lound and Manthorpe
Uffington
Welby
West Deeping
Westborough and Dry Doddington
Witham on the Hill
Woolsthorpe By Belvoir
Wyville cum Hungerton

A civil parish is the lowest tier of local government in England, used for villages, small towns, and suburbs. They have their own local authority, either a parish council or a parish meeting, which provides local services like managing parks, allotments, and streetlights, and represents the community's views to larger councils.

Built-up Areas in South Kesteven

South Kesteven covers 46 built-up areas, listed below in alphabetical order.

Allington
Ancaster *
Aslackby
Balderton *
Barkston
Barrowby
Baston
Billingborough
Bourne
Carlby
Castle Bytham
Caythorpe
Claypole
Colsterworth
Corby Glen
Deeping St James *
Denton (South Kesteven)
Folkingham
Foston (South Kesteven)
Fulbeck
Grantham
Great Gonerby
Greatford
Harlaxton
Horbling
Langtoft (South Kesteven)
Lobthorpe
Long Bennington
Market Deeping *
Marston
Morton (South Kesteven)
Normanton (South Kesteven) *
Pointon
Rippingale
Ropsley
Sedgebrook
South Witham
Stamford *
Swayfield
Tallington
Thurlby
Uffington (South Kesteven)
West Deeping
West Willoughby *
Witham on the Hill
Wothorpe *

In the UK, a Built-up Area (BUA) is a continuous urban area of at least 20 hectares (0.2 km²), defined by the ONS as land where buildings are generally no more than 200 metres apart, such as towns, cities, or large villages. (Note: A BUA name marked with an asterisk (*) indicates that the area is situated partly in the district of South Kesteven.)

South Kesteven compared with other districts in the UK

This section shows how South Kesteven compares with other local authority districts in the UK, using a variety of measures and rankings.

South Kesteven has 30 electoral wards.

South Kesteven compared with other districts — ▮ Smaller: 292 ▮ Similar: 11 ▮ Larger: 58 (compared with 361 districts)

South Kesteven has a population of 147,151 (2024 mid-year estimate by ONS)

Population of South Kesteven compared with other districts — Population of South Kesteven, compared with other districts in England and Wales

More local statistics and data for South Kesteven can be found on the ONS statistics for South Kesteven.