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'''Hemswell Cliff''' is a [[village]] and [[civil parish]] in the [[West Lindsey]] district of [[Lincolnshire]], [[England]]. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 683. It is on the A631 between [[Caenby Corner]] and [[Gainsborough, Lincolnshire|Gainsborough]] and on the escarpment of [[Lincoln Cliff]].
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'''Hemswell Cliff''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in the [[West Lindsey]] district of [[Lincolnshire]], England. It is situated on the [[A631 road]] between [[Caenby Corner]] and [[Gainsborough, Lincolnshire|Gainsborough]] and on the [[Lincoln Cliff]] escarpment. According to the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 Census]] it had a population of 683.{{Citation needed|date=October 2011}}


[[RAF Hemswell]] was located on the site from 1937 until it closed in 1967. The airfield site was subsequently redeveloped into a private [[trading estate]] and the RAF married quarters into a [[Residential area]] which became a newly created civil parish of Hemswell Cliff. The old village of [[Hemswell]] remains as a separate parish.
[[RAF Hemswell]] was located on the site from 1937 until it closed in 1967.{{Citation needed|date=February 2014}} The airfield site was subsequently redeveloped into a private [[trading estate]] and the RAF married quarters into a [[residential area]] which became a newly created civil parish of Hemswell Cliff. The old village of [[Hemswell]] remains as a separate parish.{{Citation needed|date=October 2011}}


By mid 2008 there was no longer any [[RAF]] presence on the site and it is now all [[civilian]]. The RAF sold the community centre in 2009 and since then the new owners, an educational charity have spent considerable money refurbishing it with a view to reopening the facility in 2010 for use by the local community.
By mid-2008 there was no longer [[RAF]] presence on the site, which became [[civilian]]. The site's old H-Block buildings contains an [[antique]] centre, [[village shop|shops]], a [[garden centre]], [[hairdresser]], [[used book]] shop and [[coffeehouse|cafés]].


The RAF sold the community centre (originally built as the Sergeants' Mess) in 2009 but it remained unused until 2021 when the [[Broadcast Engineering Conservation Group]], a charity, bought it. They began to repair 12 years of decay and started to create the Broadcast Engineering Museum.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://becg.org.uk/2021/12/02/becg-buys-building-to-house-its-museum/ |title=BECG buys building to house its museum |publisher=Broadcast Engineering Conservation Group}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://lincolnshiretoday.net/mag/broadcast-engineering-charity-receives-support-to-create-new-museum/ |title=Broadcast engineering charity receives support to create new museum |publisher=Lincolnshire Today| date=2022-12-05}}</ref> The group held its first public open days in September 2022.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://becg.org.uk/2022/12/16/heritage-open-days-2022-report/ |title=Heritage Open Days 2022 – report| first=Ruth| last=Slavid| publisher=Broadcast Engineering Conservation Group}}</ref>
The old H Block buildings on the site have now become home to one of the Europe's largest [[antique]] centres and there are also various [[village shop|shops]], a [[garden centre]], [[hairdresser]], [[used book]] shop and several [[coffeehouse|cafés]]. On Sundays there is a very large [[Sunday market]] and [[car boot sale]].


Hemswell Cliff [[Primary School]] is in the village.
Hemswell Cliff [[Primary School]] is in the village.

==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Hemswell Cliff}}
* [http://www.markahurd.screaming.net/hcpc/ Hemswell Cliff Parish Council site]
* [http://www.hemswellcliff.co.uk/ Hemswell Cliff Parish Council site]
* {{gbmapping|SK951898}}

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[[Category:Villages in Lincolnshire]]
[[Category:Villages in Lincolnshire]]
[[Category:Civil parishes in Lincolnshire]]
[[Category:Civil parishes in Lincolnshire]]
[[Category:West Lindsey District]]




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Population683 (2001)
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53°23′43″N 0°34′19″W / 53.395190°N 0.57195°W / 53.395190; -0.57195

Hemswell Cliff is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the A631 road between Caenby Corner and Gainsborough and on the Lincoln Cliff escarpment. According to the 2001 Census it had a population of 683.[citation needed]

RAF Hemswell was located on the site from 1937 until it closed in 1967.[citation needed] The airfield site was subsequently redeveloped into a private trading estate and the RAF married quarters into a residential area which became a newly created civil parish of Hemswell Cliff. The old village of Hemswell remains as a separate parish.[citation needed]

By mid-2008 there was no longer RAF presence on the site, which became civilian. The site's old H-Block buildings contains an antique centre, shops, a garden centre, hairdresser, used book shop and cafés.

The RAF sold the community centre (originally built as the Sergeants' Mess) in 2009 but it remained unused until 2021 when the Broadcast Engineering Conservation Group, a charity, bought it. They began to repair 12 years of decay and started to create the Broadcast Engineering Museum.[1][2] The group held its first public open days in September 2022.[3]

Hemswell Cliff Primary School is in the village.

References

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  1. ^ "BECG buys building to house its museum". Broadcast Engineering Conservation Group.
  2. ^ "Broadcast engineering charity receives support to create new museum". Lincolnshire Today. 5 December 2022.
  3. ^ Slavid, Ruth. "Heritage Open Days 2022 – report". Broadcast Engineering Conservation Group.
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