Boultham () is an area of the city of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England, south-west of the city centre.
History
In 1911 the civil parish had a population of 1028. On 9 November 1920 the parish was abolished and merged with Lincoln.
1939 Hampden crash On Monday 20 March 1939 at 12pm, a Handley Page Hampden 'L4082' of 50 Sqn at RAF Waddington crashed near Boultham swimming baths, while returning from RAF Evanton in Scotland.Hampden L40821939 incident There was wreckage over the tennis courts next door. Fire engines arrived from Lincoln.
Four airmen were killed: Pilot Officer Robert Alexander McAlister, aged 23, from Glasgow Sergeant Walter Harvey Freestone, aged 27, of Liverpool Aircraftman N Vincent Newsham, aged 27 Aircraftman Frederick Roy Greensill, aged 18, of MiddlewichTimes Tuesday March 21 1939Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph Wednesday 22 March 1939, page 5
Second World War On 8 May 1941, nine high explosive bombs were dropped around Westwick Gardens, killing three people,Lincolnshire Echo Saturday 21 August 1999, page 12 and the Rookery Lane area.Sleaford Standard Thursday 6 September 1979, page 8 The only other time that Lincoln was subsequently bombed was at 9pm on January 15 1943, by a single Dornier Do 217, with bombs landing in Saltergate, and on St Mary's Street outside the railway station.Lincolnshire Echo Wednesday 12 December 1945
Geography
Boultham Mere, created in 1989, is a nature reserve near a railway line and managed by the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust. It has a colony of Variable Damselfly.
The ecclesiastical parish of Boultham covers most of Lincoln west of the River Witham near Lincoln High Street, and part of Lincoln City Centre. The northern boundary is defined by Brayford Pool and the Fossdyke as far as Carholme golf course. The district includes the suburbs of Hartsholme, New Boultham and Swanpool. Tritton Road runs through the centre of Boultham.
The Grade II* listed St Helen's Church is used for occasional services and the newer building of Holy Cross church is used for routine worship, within the Anglican Boultham Parish.
The area is home to Lincoln Central Mosque and Cultural Centre and multiple retail parks.
Governance
Boultham gives its name to two areas for local elections:
An electoral division which elects one member of Lincolnshire County Council. This extends west to include Swanpool and east to include St Catherine's, and streets north of Bracebridge. An electoral ward which elects three members of the City of Lincoln Council. This includes Swanpool and excludes St Catherine, and extends north to include New Boultham. The ward had a population of 11,258 at the 2021 census.
Demographics At the 2021 census, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was: Boultham: Ethnicity: 2021 CensusEthnic groupPopulation %White9,84587.4%Asian or Asian British6976.2%Black or Black British2752.4%Mixed2402.1%Other Ethnic Group1371.2%Arab640.6%Total11,258100%
Boultham: Religion: 2021 CensusReligiousPopulation %Irreligious5,61455.2%Christian4,04439.8%Muslim2692.6%Other religion840.8%Hindu690.7%Buddhist440.4%Sikh300.3%Jewish110.1%Total11,258100%
References
External links
"Boultham Mere", Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust Nature Reserves "Boultham Mere - seeing Bittern in Lincolnshire", Lincsbirdclub.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2013 "Boultham Mere", Boulthamere.blogspot.com "Lincolnshire and UK Dragonflies and Damselflies", Forktail.co.uk