Cliff escarpment, on the western edge of fenland extending south-east towards Boston and The Wash. It lies on the north–south B1188 between Ruskington and Branston, and on the east–west B1202 and B1189 roads. Dunston is to the north, and Scopwick and Blankney are to the south. The railway station is in Station Road (B1189). The centre of the village is a conservation area. To the west and the A15 is Metheringham Heath, on which is a SSSI at a local quarry. To the east is Metheringham Fen, across which lies Metheringham Delph, which drains into the River Witham from where it connects to the Car Dyke near an old wartime airfield. The Metheringham Delph nature reserve at Tanvats, and Sots Hole, are nearby. Community Metheringham is known to locals as "Meg". The population of the built-up area was estimated at 3,595 in 2018. The parish church of St Wilfrid belongs to the Metheringham group with Blankney and Dunston. There is a Methodist church, built in 1907 by the architect Albert Edward Lambert. San Damiano House is one of five houses in England of the Community of St. Francis, a Franciscan Anglican religious order for women. The village has a primary school, a High Street cafe, a Co-op store, and a traditional butcher's shop, which has been trading for over 80 years. It has four pubs: the Star & Garter in Prince's Street, the White Hart Inn, the Lincolnshire Poacher in High Street, and the Londesborough Arms. Metheringham is served by an hourly daytime, Monday-to-Saturday bus between Boston and Lincoln, provided by Brylaine. This runs less frequently on Sundays. Other services run to South Kyme (P. C. Coaches) and to Sleaford (Road Car). There are regular direct Monday-to-Saturday train services to Lincoln, Doncaster, Sleaford, Spalding, Peterborough, and Leicester. See also Metheringham railway station Spring line settlements Metheringham Windmill RAF Metheringham References External links Metheringham primary school Metheringham and District Community website St Wilfrid's church Metheringham Airfield "Jet-powered luge - a tea tray on wheels", Lincolnshire Echo YouTube channel Metheringham Football Club Villages in Lincolnshire Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Lincolnshire Civil parishes in Lincolnshire North Kesteven District