Ruskington - Geography

Geography

Ruskington is approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) north from Sleaford, 20 miles (32 km) from Newark and Grantham, and 15 miles (24 km) from Boston and Lincoln. The landscape is flat. The Spires and Steeples Trail passes north-south through the village, following the River Slea into Sleaford.

High Street is split into two parts; High Street North and High Street South, by the Beck, a brook, that flows from Bloxholm 5 miles (8.0 km) west of the village, before disappearing into the Slea at Haverholme Park. Only after falling into the Beck were you considered a "Ruskingtonian". There is also a large number of Mallard ducks that inhabit the Beck and surrounding gardens.

West of the civil parish is Roxholm. The boundary passes south of Roxholm Grange. On the road to Dunsby, it meets Brauncewell. It passes eastwards through Cottage Farm, crossing the road to Bloxholm. It crosses the B1188 Lincoln Road 0.5 miles (0.8 km) north from the village where it meets Dorrington, skirting the northern-edge of the village.

It crosses the railway south of Cedar Farm (in Dorrington) then follows to the south of the road from Dorrington out onto the fens (Ruskington Fen). At Sylcote it meets North Kyme, following Farroway Drain to the south at Ruskington Dales. It follows Anwick Bank westwards, where it meets Anwick, to the south. At Highfield, it follows the Anwick road to the south, crossing the A153. North of Haverholme Priory (outside the parish) it meets Ewerby and Evedon at the River Slea, which it follows for over 300 yards (270 m) to the west, meeting Leasingham. It follows the northern edge of the wood westwards along a tributary of the River Slea, then follows parallel to the A153 westwards, to the south. It crosses the A153 south of the 400kV pylons and meets Roxholm at a copse north of Rigg Farm.