Whaplode is a village and civil parish in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. It is just west of the Prime Meridian.HistoryBecause of the historical development of the area, other local places use 'Whaplode' as part of their name. When the parishes were originally laid out, a thousand or so years ago, in order to give each enough resources to provide a living, they were made long and narrow. In this way each parish had its share of marsh for pasture and perhaps salt making, Townland for arable farming, and fen for fowling, thatch and turf. As the wetlands were reclaimed other settlements were made in the newly inhabitable places and these needed to be distinguished from the main village. In Whaplode parish these outlying places are Whaplode St Catherine and Whaplode Drove. The village used to have a railway station to the south of the village on the former Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway.GovernanceWhaplode is part of Whaplode and Holbeach St John's electoral ward. The total population of the ward taken at the 2011 census was 4,347.GeographyWhaplode is situated on the A151 road. 2mi west from Holbeach and 4mi east from Spalding.
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