Bardney
 
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Bardney is a small English town in Lincolnshire in the East Midlands of England.
geography
location
Bardney is 10 miles east of the county town of Lincoln , between Lincoln Edge and the Lincolnshire Wolds , one kilometer east of the Witham River. It is about 45 kilometers to the North Sea to the east .
history
During the Second World War , the " RAF Bardney Airfield" was built north of the town . For a relatively short period of time, the airfield was occupied by numerous squadrons .
Attractions
- Bardney Abbey dates from the Middle Ages . It became a ruin with the dissolution of the monasteries under Henry VIII .
Infrastructure
In Bardney there is a church and a primary school.
economy
Bardney is known for its large sugar factory.
traffic
Bardney is on the B1190 which runs from Lincoln to Horncastle .
Bardney station was at the junction of the Louth – Bardney railway from the Lincolnshire Loop Line , both lines have been closed.
Twin cities
Bardney is twinned with the French city of La Bazoge (Sarthe) .
Personalities
- Æthelred († 716 in Bardney) was from 675 to 704 king of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Mercia . In 704 he had retired to Bardney Monastery as abbot.
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Coordinates: 53 ° 13 ′ N , 0 ° 20 ′ W