Little London, Spalding

Little London is a settlement south-west of Spalding in South Holland in Lincolnshire, England. It is near the confluence of the River Welland and Hill's Drain, and sits near the edge of Deeping Fen. The settlement emerged south-west of the Hawthorn Bank tollbar on the turnpike to Deeping St James, following the enclosure and draining of Spalding Common in the early 19th century. It provided services to residents of the Common so that they did not have to pay the toll to access the town. Though originally a discrete settlement, it has been absorbed into Spalding's urban area by large planned housing developments built in the 20th and 21st centuries. Little London had its own Primitive Methodist chapel between 1829 and 1985. Residents are also served Spalding Common Community Hall, which opened in 1956.