Historic Towns and Villages in Lincolnshire

Skirbeck is a small village in southern Lincolnshire, close to Boston. The name means 'clear stream' and at the time of the Domesday Book in 1086, it supported 42 families and a pair of churches.
Skirbeck, Lincolnshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: Hussey Tower, c. 1460

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Sleaford is a sizeable town in southern Lincolnshire. The 13th-century parish church of St Denis is as large as a cathedral and boasts an early 15th-century rood screen. A pleasant walk along the Slea River brings you to the restored Cogglesford Mill, where there has been a watermill for over 1000 years.
Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: 12th-century St Denys church

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Somersby is a village in the Lincolnshire Wolds, with an origin going back before the Domesday Book of 1086. Its most famous native was Alfred, Lord Tennyson, who was born at the rectory here in 1809, where his father George was the rector.
Somersby, Lincolnshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: Alfred, Lord Tennyson was born at the Rectory (now Somersby Hal)

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A large market town on the Welland River in south Lincolnshire, Spalding is famous as a centre of bulb agriculture, and until recently held an annual Flower Parade in spring. The parade celebrated Spalding's heritage as a centre for the South Holland area's tulip industry. The last parade was held in 2013, but the area is still at the heart of bulb production.
Spalding, Lincolnshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: 15th century Ayscoughee Hall

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A market town between the Fens and Wolds of Lincolnshire, Silsby is famous as the birthplace of the Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin, who was born here in 1786. A statue of Franklin stands in the market place.
Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: Sir John Franklin's birthplace

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Stamford is a thriving Lincolnshire market town full of historic buildings. Many of Stamford older buildings are built of local Lincolnshire limestone, making for a very attractive and homogeneous whole. All Saints church dates to the 13th century and houses memorials to the Browne family, who built the 15th-century almshouse known as Brownes Hospital.

Stamford, Lincolnshire, England

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A very attractive village north-west of Lincoln. Stow is home to Stow Minster, a superb Saxon church, one of the finest in the country. Stow Minster was partly built under the patronage of Leofric, Lord of Mercia, and his wife, Lady Godiva (yes, THAT Lady Godiva!).
Stow, Lincolnshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: Stow Minster church

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Swinderby is a small village 9 miles south-west of Lincoln, on the River Trent. There is an annual antiques fair, and just outside the village is RAF Swinderby airfield.
Swinderby, Lincolnshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: 12th century All Saints church

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Swineshead is a small Lincolnshire village about seven miles west of Boston. The name does not refer to swine, but to the old tidal creek known in Old English as a 'swin'.
Swineshead, Lincolnshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: 12th century St Mary's church

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There's a lot of history packed into the southern Lincolnshire village of Tattershall! Within this pretty village stand a 15th-century castle of brick, medieval almshouses, a magnificent Perpendicular church, late medieval college, a medieval market cross, and the house of the original Tom Thumb.
Tattershall, Lincolnshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: 15th century Tattershall Castle

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