Weston Hills, Lincolnshire

For other uses, see Weston Hills.
Weston Hills
Weston Hills
 Weston Hills shown within Lincolnshire
Population (2001)
OS grid referenceTF283213
    London 85 mi (137 km)  S
Civil parishWeston
DistrictSouth Holland
Shire countyLincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town SPALDING
Postcode district PE12
Police Lincolnshire
Fire Lincolnshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK ParliamentSouth Holland and The Deepings (UK Parliament constituency)
List of places
UK
England
Lincolnshire

Coordinates: 52°46′28″N 0°05′57″W / 52.774360°N 0.09922°W / 52.774360; -0.09922

Weston Hills is a hamlet in the civil parish of Weston in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England.

Weston Hills, a linear village on a north-south axis, is situated approximately 2 miles (3 km) east from the town of Spalding. Its highest point is 10 feet (3.0 m) above sea level.

On 2 October 1942, an American B-17F crashed at Weston Hills.[1]

A F-15 fighter jet crashed in a field next to Weston Hills on 8 October 2014. The pilot ejected and survived the crash; no injures were reported.[2]

The local school is Weston Hills C of E Primary School.

References

  1. "1942 Incident Logs", Bcar.org.uk. Retrieved 8 October 2014
  2. "USAF F-15 jet crashes in Lincolnshire". BBC News. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.


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