Country: | England |
Official Name: | Morton Hall |
Coordinates: | 53.168°N -0.69°W |
Map Type: | Lincolnshire |
Civil Parish: | Swinderby |
Shire District: | North Kesteven |
Shire County: | Lincolnshire |
Region: | East Midlands |
Post Town: | LINCOLN |
Postcode District: | LN6 |
Postcode Area: | LN |
Dial Code: | 01522 |
Os Grid Reference: | SK876643 |
London Distance Mi: | 115 |
London Direction: | S |
Morton Hall is a small village in the civil parish of Swinderby, in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 8miles south-west from the City of Lincoln, and is centrally located between the nearby larger villages of Swinderby, Thorpe on the Hill, and Eagle Barnsdale.
Morton Hall is served by Swinderby railway station, just outside the village to the west. The separate hamlet of Morton is 0.5miles to the south-east.
HM Prison Morton Hall is in the village.[1] It was originally the site of an RAF base, which was converted into a prison in 1985. The facility was converted into an immigration removal centre in 2011.