Gainsborough
Coordinates: 53 ° 24 ′ N , 0 ° 46 ′ W
Gainsborough is a town in the region Lindsey the English county of Lincolnshire . It has 19,110 inhabitants (as of 2001) and is the administrative seat of the district of West Lindsey . Gainsborough is 5 miles north of the county capital, Lincoln .
Attractions
The main attractions are the Gainsborough Old Hall and Gainsborough Castle . The West Lindsey Leisure Center also attracts visitors from the wider area.
history
Gainsborough Old Hall Castle was built between 1460 and 1480 for Sir Thomas Burgh mainly in half-timbered construction and is one of the best preserved medieval manor houses in Great Britain. The monumental "Great Hall" and the view from the brick north-east tower are particularly worth seeing. In 1483 King Richard III visited the castle, 1541 King Henry VIII.
After plans to develop Gainsborough into a New Town and ultimately make it a residential suburb of Sheffield were not realized, the city continued to be a small market town.
The banks of the Trent , which runs through Gainsborough , have recently been rebuilt and provided with lounge areas to give residents and tourists better access to the river.
Sons and daughters
- Dame Sybil Thorndike (1882–1976), actress
- Sir Halford John Mackinder (1861-1947), geographer
Others
Gainsborough was the model for George Eliot's “St. Ogg's “in The Mill on the Floss (German: The Mill on the Floss ) This mill can still be located today.
Twin town
- Neunkirchen (Siegerland) , Germany
