Deeping St Nicholas, near Spalding in Lincolnshire, is a village on the A16 road between The Deepings and Spalding. The village in the longest in the country and has a beautiful 19th century stone church, the parish church of St. Nicholas. The village has the distinction of being the longest in the United Kingdom. Recently, four large wind turbines, whose blade lengths exceed 50 metres, have been constructed on land to the north of the settlement causing much protest within the local community. Proponants of the turbines, however, highlight the environmentally friendly nature of the energy that is generated by the turbines, citing strong winds and relatively small local populations as a reason for their construction.