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[[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}} |
[[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}} |
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By mid-2008 there was no longer [[RAF]] presence on the site, which became [[civilian]]. The RAF sold the community centre in 2009 to an educational charity.{{Citation needed|date=October 2011}} |
By mid-2008 there was no longer [[RAF]] presence on the site, which became [[civilian]]. The RAF sold the community centre in 2009 to an educational charity.{{Citation needed|date=October 2011}} The site's old H-Block buildings contains an [[antique]] centre, [[village shop|shops]], a [[garden centre]], [[hairdresser]], [[used book]] shop and [[coffeehouse|cafés]]. |
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The site's old H-Block buildings contains an [[antique]] centre, [[village shop|shops]], a [[garden centre]], [[hairdresser]], [[used book]] shop and [[coffeehouse|cafés]]. |
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Hemswell Cliff [[Primary School]] is in the village. |
Hemswell Cliff [[Primary School]] is in the village. |
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Revision as of 22:18, 28 January 2022
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| Hemswell Cliff | |
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 Cherry blossom at Hemswell Cliff | |
  Hemswell Cliff Location within Lincolnshire | |
| Population | 683 (2001) |
| OS grid reference | SK950896 |
| • London | 130 mi (210 km) S |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Land | England |
| Sovereign state | Vereinigtes Königreich |
| Post town | Gainsborough |
| Postcode district | DN21 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
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 RAF sold the community centre in 2009 to an educational charity.[citation needed] The site's old H-Block buildings contains an antique centre, shops, a garden centre, hairdresser, used book shop and cafés.
Hemswell Cliff Primary School is in the village.
References
External links
Media related to Hemswell Cliff at Wikimedia Commons- Hemswell Cliff Parish Council site
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