Stamford, Lincolnshire, England

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Stamford, Lincolnshire, England is a historic market town in the East Midlands renowned for its well-preserved medieval and Georgian architecture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil parish
market town
architecturalStyle Georgian
Victorian
medieval
category Market towns in England
Towns in Lincolnshire
ceremonialCounty Lincolnshire
country England
dialCode 01780
distanceTo approximately 12 miles north-west of Peterborough
approximately 90 miles north of London
famousFor Georgian architecture
medieval architecture
well-preserved historic town centre
governingBody South Kesteven
surface form: South Kesteven District Council
hasEducationalInstitution Stamford High School
Stamford School
hasFurtherEducationCollege New College Stamford
hasHeritageStatus conservation area
hasHistoricIndustry coaching and stagecoach services
wool trade
hasLeisureFacility Stamford Arts Centre
Stamford Arts Centre
surface form: Stamford Corn Exchange Theatre
hasLocalNewspaper Stamford Mercury
hasMarketCharterSince medieval period
hasRailwayStation Stamford railway station
hasTraditionalEvent Stamford Festival
Stamford Mid-Lent Fair
historicCounty Lincolnshire
locatedIn East Midlands
Lincolnshire
locatedOnRiver River Welland
near A1 road
Burghley House
nearBorderWith Cambridgeshire, England
surface form: Cambridgeshire

Rutland
notableBuilding All Saints’ Church, Stamford
St George’s Church, Stamford
St John the Baptist’s Church, Stamford
St Martin’s Church, Stamford
St Mary’s Church, Stamford
numberOfListedBuildings over 600
osGridReference TF0207
parliamentaryConstituency Grantham and Stamford
populationApproximate 20000
postcodeArea PE
railwayLine Birmingham to Peterborough Line
region East Midlands
StamfordMercuryClaim one of the oldest continuously published newspapers in Britain

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Stamford, Connecticut namedAfter Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
Colin Dexter placeOfBirth Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
Rolfe Kent placeOfBirth Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
Pride and Prejudice (2005 film) filmingLocation Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
this entity surface form: Stamford, Lincolnshire
Norman Colin Dexter birthPlace Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
Oakham hasNearbySettlement Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
this entity surface form: Stamford, Lincolnshire