Stamford

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 34. Chapters: People from Stamford, Lincolnshire, Colin Dexter, Nicola Roberts, Stamford railway station, Stamford School, John George Haigh, Bey Logan, Richard Baker, David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter, Richard Bates, Malcolm Christie, Torben Betts, Stamford High School, Lincolnshire, David Jackson, James Mayhew, George Cecil Renouard, Christopher Jones, Thomas Hocken, Nelson Dawson, Tania Bailey, William Lowe, Harry Burton, Noel Broxholme, Percy Lowe, George Whetstone, Thomas Seaton, All Saints' Church, Stamford, Nev Fountain, Philippe Bradshaw, Daphne Ledward, Francis Peck, James Bradshaw, Hannah Ayscough, Midget, Cecil Norgate, Ian Roberts, Thomas Emlyn, Brian Marvin, Rae Earl, George Hotel, Stamford, Bibliography of Stamford. Excerpt: Stamford is a town and civil parish within the South Kesteven district of the county of Lincolnshire, England. It is located approximately 100 miles (160 km) to the north of London, on the east side of the A1 road to York and Edinburgh and bestrides the River Welland. The resident population at the 2001 census was 21,800, including the adjacent parish of St Martin's Without. The town is best known for its medieval core of 17th-18th century stone buildings, older timber framed buildings and five medieval parish churches. Stamford was the first conservation area to be designated in England and Wales under the Civic Amenities Act 1967. Since then the whole of the old town and St Martins has been made an outstanding area of architectural or historic interest that is of national importance. Therefore there is much interest in its vibrant local history. In June 1968, a specimen of the sauropod dinosaur Cetiosaurus oxoniensis was found by Bill Boddington in the Williamson Cliffe quarry, close to Great Casterton. It was calculated to be around 170 million years old, from the Aalenian or Bajocian part...