Stamford, Lincolnshire
Stamford is a town and civil parish in Southern Lincolnshire, a county in England. It is on the River Welland and is located in the borough of South Kesteven. The town centre is 92 miles (148 km) north of London, the capital city.
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 High Street, St Martin's |
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 Coat of arms of Stamford |
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| Population | 19,701 (2011) |
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| OS grid reference | TF0207 |
| Civil parish | Stamford |
| Unitary authority | South Kesteven |
| Ceremonial county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | STAMFORD |
| Postcode district | PE9 |
| Dialling code | 01780 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Grantham and Stamford |
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The town is located very close to the borders with Cambridgeshire, Rutland and Northamptonshire. The town is in Lincolnshire, but has a Peterborough post code, a city in Cambridgeshire.
It is a very old town. Many 17th and 18th-century buildings and old timber-framed buildings still stand in the town. It also has five medieval churches.
There are over 600 listed buildings in the town and surrounding area.
The Sunday Times rated the town the best place to live in a survey in 2013.
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Burghley House
River Welland flowing through the town
All Saints Street
Stamford, Lincolnshire Media
High Street St Martin's, Stamford. Stamford is noted for its coaching inns and its churches. This photo shows an example of each: the Bull & Swan and St Martin's. This street formed part of the Great North Road, which explains the presence of the inns.
A fragment of Stamford Castle
Map by John Speed, 1611-12
A jug commemorates Ann Blades – a Stamford bull runner in 1792
Town Hall 1 St Mary's Hill
Stamford Town Council's arms: Per pale dexter side Gules three Lions passant guardant in pale Or and the sinister side chequy Or and Azure
RAF Wittering is nearby to the south
The front of Burghley House in Peterborough
All Saints' Street. Looking east with the spire of All Saints' church visible.
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