Towns and cities in Lincolnshire by population
By
James Burfield , SEO consultant, Bath · Page updated
18 September 2026 · ONS mid-year estimates · GeoNames
All 199 populated places in Lincolnshire, ranked by current population. The largest is Lincoln, with 103,813 people.
Every place in Lincolnshire, ranked
Do not add these figures together to get Lincolnshire's population. Settlement boundaries overlap, so the rows below sum to more than the area actually holds. We hold no single official figure for this area.
Why figures differ .
0.64M
sum of the places listed below
# Place Population 1 Lincoln 103,813 2 Boston 45,339 3 Grantham 44,580 4 Spalding 30,556 5 Skegness 24,876 6 Stamford 20,592 7 Gainsborough 20,537 8 Louth 17,382 9 Sleaford 17,359 10 Bourne 13,961 11 Market Deeping 13,574 12 Mablethorpe 12,531 13 Holbeach 7,914 14 Horncastle 6,815 15 Washingborough 6,463 16 Heighington 6,414 17 Burwell 5,963 18 Great Gonerby 5,853 19 Bracebridge Heath 5,656 20 Ruskington 5,637 21 Dunholme 5,625 22 Market Rasen 4,773 23 Coningsby 4,388 24 Woodhall Spa 4,331 25 Crowland 4,211 26 Burton 4,106 27 Waddington 4,081 28 Saxilby 3,992 29 Ingoldmells 3,975 30 Pinchbeck 3,918 31 Sutton Bridge 3,882 32 Branston 3,852 33 Alford 3,830 34 Heckington 3,823 35 Holton le Clay 3,691 36 Metheringham 3,605 37 Kirton 3,546 38 Willingham 3,513 39 Chapel Saint Leonards 3,481 40 Spilsby 3,440 41 Nettleham 3,437 42 Skellingthorpe 3,359 43 Navenby 2,932 44 Scotter 2,865 45 Donington 2,805 46 Caistor 2,489 47 Swineshead 2,197 48 Northorpe 2,184 49 Reepham 2,172 50 Thurlby 2,153 51 Fleet 2,136 52 Keelby 2,092 53 Billinghay 2,046 54 Burgh le Marsh 2,026 55 Long Bennington 2,018 56 Langtoft 1,967 57 Barrowby 1,952 58 Billingborough 1,837 59 Sudbrooke 1,788 60 Wragby 1,768 61 Gosberton 1,764 62 Wainfleet All Saints 1,744 63 North Somercotes 1,732 64 Whaplode 1,666 65 Bardney 1,655 66 Leasingham 1,584 67 South Witham 1,533 68 Tetney 1,526 69 Manby 1,479 70 Sibsey 1,464 71 Baston 1,444 72 Bassingham 1,425 73 Claypole 1,382 74 Caythorpe 1,374 75 Cranwell 1,372 76 Sutterton 1,368 77 Butterwick 1,302 78 Ancaster 1,294 79 Colsterworth 1,245 80 Old Leake 1,242 81 Cowbit 1,220 82 Middle Rasen 1,174 83 Blyton 1,162 84 Stickney 1,127 85 Fishtoft 1,085 86 Gedney Hill 1,072 87 North Thoresby 1,068 88 Moulton Chapel 1,050 89 Corby Glen 1,017 90 Holbeach Clough 980 91 Quadring 961 92 Mareham le Fen 944 93 Rippingale 929 94 Hogsthorpe 908 95 Binbrook 892 96 Wrangle 887 97 Scothern 860 98 Helpringham 828 99 Nocton 819 100 Scopwick 815 101 Folkingham 796 102 Eagle 793 103 Harlaxton 782 104 Lutton 779 105 North Kelsey 777 106 Dunston 770 107 Brant Broughton 744 108 Bicker 727 109 Harmston 709 110 Nettleton 685 111 Martin 684 112 Brookenby 665 113 Welbourn 647 114 Ropsley 647 115 Legbourne 644 116 North Scarle 640 117 Digby 621 118 South Kelsey 604 119 Waddingham 601 120 Allington 586 121 Huttoft 585 122 Timberland 578 123 Walcott 566 124 Carlton le Moorland 565 125 Grainthorpe 563 126 Saltfleet 543 127 Carlby 542 128 Pointon 532 129 Corringham 523 130 Fulstow 522 131 Ewerby 509 132 Glentham 508 133 Tallington 497 134 Stickford 497 135 Barkston 493 136 Castle Bytham 492 137 Swinderby 491 138 Fotherby 482 139 Grasby 480 140 Fosdyke 480 141 Halton Holegate 475 142 Tetford 464 143 Ludford Parva 460 144 Langworth 460 145 Mumby 447 146 Toynton All Saints 443 147 Thorpe on the Hill 431 148 North Kyme 431 149 Leadenham 410 150 Laughton 410 151 Faldingworth 400 152 Wilsford 400 153 Osbournby 398 154 South Kyme 393 155 Anwick 392 156 Hemswell 391 157 Newton on Trent 389 158 Withern 380 159 Great Ponton 379 160 Fulbeck 373 161 East Barkwith 373 162 Donington on Bain 368 163 East Keal 366 164 Stow 365 165 Marston 360 166 Hagworthingham 359 167 Sedgebrook 355 168 Leverton 349 169 Freiston 348 170 Dorrington 344 171 Maltby le Marsh 342 172 Willoughton 341 173 Kexby 340 174 West Keal 327 175 Old Bolingbroke 325 176 Canwick 324 177 Swayfield 316 178 Gedney 311 179 East Kirkby 303 180 Silk Willoughby 299 181 Goulceby 294 182 Utterby 293 183 New Bolingbroke 289 184 Frithville 288 185 Ingoldsby 284 186 Great Limber 271 187 Greatford 268 188 Alvingham 256 189 Belchford 255 190 Aslackby 251 191 South Cockerington 245 192 Fillingham 242 193 Scamblesby 228 194 Dowsby 215 195 Spridlington 213 196 Southrey 213 197 Normanton 204 198 Swaton 201 199 Heapham 102
Common questions
What is the largest town in Lincolnshire? Lincoln, with 103,813 residents on current figures. This page ranks all 199 recorded places in Lincolnshire by population, each linking to its own page with sources and, where held, a 2005 comparison.