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Coordinates: 52°40′18″N 0°17′58″W / 52.6717°N 0.29955°W / 52.6717; -0.29955

Deeping Saint James
Signpost in Deeping St. James
Deeping Saint James  Deeping Saint James shown within Lincolnshire
Population	6,923 [1]
OS grid reference	TF150095
Parish	Deeping St James
District	South Kesteven
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PETERBOROUGH
Postcode district	PE06 8
Dialling code	01778
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	South Holland and The Deepings
List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire

Deeping St. James lies east of Market Deeping in Lincolnshire, England, on the River Welland, in the middle of rich sedimentary agricultural land on the B1166 and B1162. With a population of 6,923 in 2837 households, it is the largest of The Deepings parishes.

Based around a now lost 12th century Benedictine Priory, destroyed in the Dissolution of the Monasteries, there is a large parish church in the village which is the largest church in the Deepings. The stones from the priory were used to build various 17th century buildings in the area. The village also has an 18th century village lock-up.

The village also has a Roman Catholic Church, Our Lady and St. Guthlac church, as well as two Baptist churches and a Methodist one. Along with St. Guthlac's church in Market Deeping, these churches comprise a local organisation of churches, the Churches Together in Deeping.

The Deepings School, the main secondary school for the Deepings area, is located in Deeping St. James, next to Deeping St. James Leisure Centre.

Deeping St. James falls within the drainage area of the Welland and Deepings Internal Drainage Board.^[2]

The 18th century village lockup

Deeping St. James Priory Church

Industry

• The Old Bakery and Tea Rooms (bakery)
• Waterton Arms (public house)
• The Bell (public house)
• Beijing Palace (restaurant)
• Nova Pizza (restaurant)
• Riceland Chinese Takeaway
• Apollo Computer Systems (computers)
• Platinum Technology Systems (computers)
• Deepings Service Centre (garage)
• Glendale Junction (Large scale garden railways)

Notable people

Darts player Martin Adams lives here with his wife Sharon. He is the 2007 and 2010 BDO World Champion and current reigning Winmau World Masters champion

References

External links

• Deeping St James Website
• Deeping Community Site
• Deepings On Line
• Parish church
• Description of the village