Sleaford

Sleaford is a town in England, United Kingdom. It is located in the county of Lincolnshire, by the River Slea and southeast of the city of Lincoln.

The administrative headquarters of the district of North Kesteven had 15 219 inhabitants and is characterized on April 24, 2001 primarily agricultural.

History

In the near Sleaford, Quarrington at, an early Anglo-Saxon cemetery has been demonstrated.

The place is first mentioned in 1072; 14 years later, he wrote in the Domesday Book, that there is a priest and a church in Sleaford. Around 1130 built Alexander, the third Bishop of Lincoln, here's a lock. Between 1135 and 1140 allowed King Stephen in a document to the bishop Alexander, on 9 October, the anniversary of St. Dionysius, to whom the church was dedicated to hold an annual fair.

In the 19th century Sleaford was marked with 4965 inhabitants ( 1881) by a lively livestock, grain, butter and poultry trade.

Attractions

  • St. Denys Church
  • The Hub, former granary, now exhibition center for arts and crafts
  • Various iron sculptures in the South Gate, the main street Sleafords
  • Historic restaurants in Southgate ( " Bull Dog to ", " White Hart ", " Victoria " )
  • Little House on the River Slea Time
  • Carre 's Hospital Almshouses ( almshouses and nursing home ), built in 1830 and 1844
  • Navigation Yard, a former harbor area for small vessels and barges with stables for Treidelpferde; Navigation House ( built in 1700 ), now a museum to Seafords shipping
  • Sleaford College, formerly warehouse for shipping

Personalities

Born here

  • Morris Gleitzman, children 's and teen book author
  • Jennifer Saunders, actress and screenwriter

Others

  • 22-20s is a rock band from Sleaford, which has been named after the song " 22-20 Blues" by Skip James.
  • Since 1999, a partnership with the French city of Marquette -lez -Lille.
  • Since 2009, a partnership with the German community Fredersdorf Bird village.
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