Moorland, Lincoln

Moorland
Clockwise from top: Turner Avenue/Moorland Avenue shopping parade, Lincoln Moorlands Railway Football Club & Moorland Park Methodist Church
Moorland is located in Lincolnshire
Moorland
Moorland
Location within Lincolnshire
Population8,046 (2021 Census Ward Profile)[1]
• London157 mi (253 km) S
Civil parish
  • Unparished
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLincoln
Postcode districtLN6
Dialling code01522
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
Councillors
  • Bob Bushell (Labour)
  • Adrianna McNulty (Labour)
  • Callum Roper (Labour)
List of places
UK
England
Lincolnshire
53°12′17″N 0°34′28″W / 53.204755°N 0.574400°W / 53.204755; -0.574400

Moorland[2] is an inner city ward[3] of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England. The population of the City of Lincoln ward at the 2021 census was 8,046. The ward is one of the eleven electoral districts within the City of Lincoln Council.

Geography

Moorland Ward in 2016

The ward encompasses the southwestern part of Lincoln.[4] It covers a largely residential and commercial area, where it borders the town of North Hykeham and the Lincoln suburbs of Boultham, Bracebridge and Swallowbeck.[5]

Demographics

At the 2021 census, the ward profile population was 8,046. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:

Moorland: Ethnicity: 2021 Census
Ethnic group Population %
White 7,641 94.9%
Asian or Asian British 173 2.1%
Mixed 137 1.7%
Black or Black British 47 0.6%
Other Ethnic Group 40 0.5%
Arab 12 0.1%
Total 8,046 100%

The religious composition of the ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:

Moorland: Religion: 2021 Census
Religious Population %
Christian 3,726 49.3%
Irreligious 3,619 47.9%
Muslim 117 1.5%
Other religion 46 0.6%
Hindu 30 0.4%
Buddhist 12 0.2%
Jewish 2 0.1%
Sikh 1 0.1%
Total 8,046 100%

References

  1. ^ "Moorland (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  2. ^ Spree, Alan (15 August 2022). Lincoln: The Postcard Collection. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0835-6. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  3. ^ Club, Saturday Walkers. "Moorland (Lincoln) ward map - SWC". Saturday Walkers Club. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  4. ^ "MOORLAND ACCESS CENTRE GROUP LIMITED - Charity 1122473". prd-ds-register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  5. ^ Hoe, Danielle (29 November 2017). "Take a look inside new Lincoln M&S Foodhall as shoppers pour in". Lincolnshire Live. Retrieved 19 October 2024.