Sleaford
Sleaford | ||
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One of the buildings of the former malt house | ||
Coordinates | 53 ° 0 ′ N , 0 ° 25 ′ W | |
OS National Grid | TF064455 | |
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Residents | 17,359 (as of 2011) | |
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Post town | SLEAFORD | |
ZIP code section | NG | |
prefix | 01529 | |
Part of the country | England | |
region | East Midlands | |
Shire county | Lincolnshire | |
District | North Kesteven | |
British Parliament | Sleaford and North Hykeham | |
Website: http://www.sleaford.gov.uk/ | ||
Sleaford is a city in England , United Kingdom . It is located in the county of Lincolnshire on the River Slea southeast of the city of Lincoln .
The administrative seat of the North Kesteven district had 17,359 inhabitants in the 2011 census and is predominantly agricultural.
history
There is evidence of an early Anglo-Saxon cemetery near Sleaford, near Quarrington .
The place is first mentioned in a document in 1072; Fourteen years later, the Domesday Book states that Sleaford has a priest and a church. Around 1130, Alexander, the third bishop of Lincoln, built a castle here. Between 1135 and 1140, King Stephen gave Bishop Alexander a charter to hold a fair on October 9, the anniversary of Saint Dionysius , to whom the church was dedicated.
In the 19th century Sleaford was characterized by a lively cattle, grain, butter and poultry trade with 4965 inhabitants (1881).
Attractions
- St. Denys Church
- The Hub, a former granary, now an arts and crafts exhibition center
- Various iron sculptures in Southgate, Sleaford's main street
- Historic restaurants on Southgate ("Bull an Dog", "White Hart", "Victoria")
- Little Time House on the River Slea
- Carre's Hospital Almshouses, built in 1830 and 1844
- Navigation Yard, former port area for small ships and barges with stables for tow horses ; Navigation House (built around 1700), now a museum dedicated to Seaford's shipping
- Sleaford College, formerly a shipping warehouse
- Haverholme Priory monastery ruins
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Morris Gleitzman (* 1953), author of books for children and young people
- Jennifer Saunders (* 1958), actress and screenwriter
- Reuben James (around 1776–1838), American war hero
Others
- 22-20s is a rock band from Sleaford named after the song "22-20 Blues" by Skip James .
- A partnership with the French city of Marquette-lez-Lille has existed since 1999 .
- A partnership with the German community of Fredersdorf-Vogelsdorf has existed since 2009 .
Web links
- Wolfgang Thamm: Sleaford - town twinning Fredersdorf-Vogelsdorf. In: staedtepartektivenen-fredersdorf-vogelsdorf.de.
Individual evidence
- ^ Thomas Brinkhoff: Sleaford (Lincolnshire, East Midlands, United Kingdom). In: citypopulation.de. November 23, 2016, accessed September 1, 2017 .