| Static Image Name: | King Street West Deeping-Geograph-1516656-by-Paul-Bragg.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | King Street, West Deeping |
| Country: | England |
| Official Name: | West Deeping |
| Coordinates: | 52.6657°N -0.3598°W |
| Population: | 255 |
| Population Ref: | (2011) |
| Shire District: | South Kesteven |
| Shire County: | Lincolnshire |
| Region: | East Midlands |
| Constituency Westminster: | South Holland and The Deepings |
| Post Town: | PETERBOROUGH |
| Postcode District: | PE6 |
| Postcode Area: | PE |
| Os Grid Reference: | TF109092 |
| London Distance Mi: | 85 |
| London Direction: | S |
West Deeping is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 255.[1] It is situated on the A1175 road, 5miles east from Stamford and 2miles west from Market Deeping. It is the smallest of The Deepings group of villages[2] situated around the A1175 road. Village population is 277. The name 'Deeping' comes from the Old English deoping meaning 'deep place'.[3]
The Roman road of King Street passes through the village and crosses the A1175.
The church of St Andrew dates back to the 13th century, with further additions in 1676 and 1803 and a restoration in 1876–77, and is Early English, Decorated and Perpendicular in style. It is part of The Uffington Group of the Deanery of Stamford, in the Diocese of Lincoln.[4] [5]
The village public house is the Red Lion.