Alford (Lincolnshire)
| Alford | |||
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| Coordinates | 53 ° 16 ′ N , 0 ° 11 ′ E | ||
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| Residents | 3500 | ||
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| Post town | ALFORD | ||
| ZIP code section | LN13 | ||
| prefix | 01507 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| region | East Midlands | ||
| Shire county | Lincolnshire | ||
| District | East Lindsey | ||
| British Parliament | Louth and Horncastle | ||
| Website: alfordtown.co.uk | |||
Alford is a country town in District East Lindsey the English county of Lincolnshire . It has about 3500 inhabitants.
geography
Alford is located approximately 40 km as the crow flies southeast of Grimsby and 55 km east of Lincoln .
history
See also: History of England
traffic
The A16 (Grimsby– Stamford ) road runs five kilometers west of Alford and connects to the trunk road network in both directions.
The city was a station on the East Lincolnshire Railway , which was shut down in the wake of the Beeching Ax 1970 and ran from Grimsby via Louth to Boston .
Personalities
- John Smith (1580–1631), mercenary and adventurer
Web links
Commons : Alford, Lincolnshire - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- The City website (English)