Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England

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Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England is a small market town in the East Lindsey district best known as the birthplace of Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil parish
market town
birthplaceOf John Franklin
surface form: Sir John Franklin
ceremonialCounty Lincolnshire
country England
distanceToBoston about 13 miles
distanceToSkegness about 12 miles
governingBody Borough of East Lindsey
surface form: East Lindsey District Council
hasBuilding Franklin Hall, Spilsby
hasDialCode 01790
hasFeature historic town centre
independent shops
weekly market
hasFormerRailwayLine Spilsby branch line
hasFormerRailwayStation Spilsby railway station
hasLandmark Church of St James, Spilsby
Spilsby
surface form: Spilsby Market Place

Spilsby Theatre
hasLocalGovernmentWard Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England self-linksurface differs
surface form: Spilsby ward
hasLocalNewspaper Lincolnshire World (Spilsby area coverage)
Skegness Standard
hasMarketCharterFrom Henry III of England
surface form: King Henry III
hasMarketCharterYear 1255
hasMemorialTo John Franklin
surface form: Sir John Franklin
hasNearbyVillage Halton Holegate
Hundleby
Partney
hasNearestRailwayStation Boston railway station
hasOSGridReference TF403664
hasPopulation approximately 3000
hasPostcodeDistrict PE23
hasPostTown Spilsby
surface form: SPILSBY
hasPrimaryIndustry agriculture
hasSecondaryIndustry tourism
hasTypeOfSettlement small town
historicalCounty Lincolnshire
locatedIn Borough of East Lindsey
surface form: East Lindsey district

East Midlands
Lincolnshire
locatedOn A16 road NERFINISHED
near Lincolnshire Wolds
notableFor being the birthplace of Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin
parishChurch Church of St James, Spilsby
surface form: St James’ Church, Spilsby
parliamentaryConstituency Louth and Horncastle
postalArea PE

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John Franklin birthPlace Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England
Borough of East Lindsey formedByMergerOf Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England
this entity surface form: Spilsby Rural District
John placeOfBirth Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England
subject surface form: John Franklin
Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England hasLocalGovernmentWard Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Spilsby ward