| Static Image Name: | Willingham by Stow - geograph.org.uk - 274815.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | Willingham by Stow village |
| Country: | England |
| Official Name: | Willingham by Stow |
| Coordinates: | 53.3493°N -0.6866°W |
| Population: | 488 |
| Population Ref: | (2011) |
| Shire District: | West Lindsey |
| Shire County: | Lincolnshire |
| Region: | East Midlands |
| Constituency Westminster: | Gainsborough (UK Parliament constituency) |
| Post Town: | Gainsborough |
| Postcode District: | DN21 |
| Postcode Area: | DN |
| Os Grid Reference: | SK875844 |
| London Distance Mi: | 130 |
| London Direction: | SSE |
Willingham by Stow is a rural village in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish (known as Willingham) at the 2011 census was 488.[1] It is situated on the B1241, 6miles south-east from Gainsborough and 10miles north-west from Lincoln. To the north is Kexby, to the south is Stow and to the east is Fillingham.
The name 'Willingham' means 'homestead/village of the people of Willa'.[2]
Willingham village hall provides for organisations such as the Parish Council,[3] Women's Institute and the Scouts,[4] and for activities including drama, table tennis and yoga.[5]
The parish church is dedicated to St Helen.[6] [7]
The two village pubs are The Half Moon[8] on High Street and The Fox and Hounds[9] on Gainsborough Road towards Kexby.
The nearest primary school is in Sturton by Stow. The village had a school from roughly 1818 until 1995.