Bardney

Bardney is a small English town in Lincolnshire in the Middle East ( East Midlands) of England.

Geography

Location

Bardney located 16 kilometers east of the county town of Lincoln, between Lincoln Edge and the Lincolnshire Wolds, one kilometer east of the River Witham. Until the eastern North Sea is about 45 km.

History

During the Second World War the town the " RAF Bardney Airfield " was built north. For a relatively short duration of the airfield by numerous squadrons was repossessed.

Attractions

  • Bardney Monastery dates back to the Middle Ages. It was. Due to the dissolution of the monasteries under Henry VIII to ruin

Infrastructure

In Bardney there is a church and an elementary school ( "primary school" ).

Economy

Bardney is known for its large sugar factory.

Traffic

Bardney lies on the B1190, which runs from Lincoln to Horncastle.

Twin Cities

Bardney is twinned with the French town of La Bazoge (Sarthe ).

Personalities

  • Æthelred († 716 in Bardney ) was 675-704 King of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Mercia. In the year 704 he had retired to the monastery as abbot Bardney.
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