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Situated about four miles north of Spalding, Surfleet is a Fenland village defined largely by its relationship with the River Glen and the Welland. Historically, it functioned as a vital drainage point for the surrounding silt lands, a legacy still visible today at the Surfleet Reservoir where the rivers meet. The village is perhaps best known for the Parish Church of St Laurence, which features a distinctive spire leaning significantly due to the peat-heavy soil - a common quirk of local engineering in this part of Lincolnshire. Life here tends to centre around the corridor between the main Gosberton Road and the river banks, where the Glen Park provides a communal green space. While it feels tucked away from the busier market towns, the village remains practical, maintaining a local primary school and a couple of long-standing pubs near the water, though residents typically look to nearby Pinnock’s or Spalding for broader amenities. It is a quiet, level landscape, where the tides of the Wash still influence the local waterways and the horizon feels wide and open.