Stamford

Stamford is an attractive little market town towards the far south west of Lincolnshire, close to the borders with Rutland, Northamptonshire and Cambridgeshire. The town grew as a centre for the production of wool and cloth, and its position on the Great North Road (now the A1) aided its prosperity greatly.

Grantham

Grantham is a small market town in Lincolnshire, and is situated on the River Witham. Despite its small size, Grantham has had an interesting history, and is associated with great mathematician and scientist Isaac Newton, as well as being the birthplace of controversial Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

Boston

Boston is a small town and port in Lincolnshire, and the town’s origins are believed to be from the Anglo Saxon era. Boston’s famous namesake, in Massachusetts, takes its name from the Lincolnshire town after immigrants from England settled in the area from the 17 th Century.

Scunthorpe

Scunthorpe is one of Lincolnshire’s largest towns, and is located in the north of the county. It is listed in the Domesday Book as ‘Escumetorp’, although most of the town’s development came after the mid 19 th Century, when iron and steel making became its staple economy.

Grimsby

Grimsby is one of Lincolnshire’s largest towns, and is a seaport on the River Humber in the north of the county. The town’s boundaries blur into those of Cleethorpes, and the town’s name is thought to be Danish in origin.

Gainsborough

Gainsborough is a town in the north west of Lincolnshire, and was for a time the UK’s most inland port. The town saw two battles during the English Civil War, and in the years following the Industrial Revolution became one of the country’s foremost boiler making towns.

Lincoln was first settled by the Romans, who gave it the name ‘Lindum Colonia’; the town was situated at the end of the famous Fosse Way. Lincoln became the county town of Lincolnshire in the 11 th Century, around the time that its magnificent Norman cathedral was built. Lincoln is one of England’s best-preserved medieval towns.

Skegness

Skegness, often affectionately referred to as ‘Skeggy’, is a small seaside resort on the Lincolnshire coast, and still enjoys popularity today. Like many towns in the area, its name is thought to derive from Danish following the extensive Viking settlements in the area.

Cleethorpes

Situated at the mouth of the River Humber in North Lincolnshire, Cleethorpes has over the years gradually merged into the adjacent town of Grimsby. It is a popular seaside town, and is unusual in that the football team Grimsby Town actually play their home games in Cleethorpes.

Louth

Louth is an historic market town in Lincolnshire, and is often referred to as ‘The Capital of the Wolds’ due to its picturesque setting. The town centre has retained much of its old world character, and there are many handsome buildings dating from the 17 th and 18 th Centuries.