West Lindsey

West Lindsey lies in the northern part of Lincolnshire in the East Midlands, stretching north and west of the city of Lincoln. The district includes Gainsborough, Market Rasen, Caistor, Nettleham and Saxilby. Gainsborough sits on the River Trent and retains a long riverside industrial and market history. Market Rasen hosts a racecourse that stages national meetings and serves as a focal point for the surrounding farming community. Much of the district is given to arable farming, with a network of small villages, parish churches and market centres linked by county roads.

Terrain ranges from the low-lying river valley around the Trent to the chalk ridges of the Lincolnshire Wolds AONB in the northeast. RAF Scampton lies close to the village of Scampton and is associated with 617 Squadron from the Second World War. The A15 provides the main north–south road through the district, while public services are delivered across a mix of rural parishes and market towns under the district council’s remit. Local planning balances agricultural land use with conservation of historic settlements.