Horncastle

Also known as Horncastle, Lincolnshire

Horncastle is a market town and civil parish in the East Lindsey district in Lincolnshire, England. It is east of Lincoln. Its population was 6,815 at the 2011 census, growing to an estimated 7,123 in 2019 and recorded as 7,291 in the 2021 census. A section of the ancient Roman walls remains.

Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Horncastle
UK place.static_image_width: 200
UK place.area_total_km2: 5.73
UK place.population: 7,291
UK place.population_ref: (2021)
UK place.civil_parish: Horncastle
UK place.shire_district: East Lindsey
UK place.shire_county: Lincolnshire
UK place.region: East Midlands
UK place.constituency_westminster: Louth and Horncastle
UK place.post_town: HORNCASTLE
UK place.postcode_district: LN9
UK place.postcode_area: LN
UK place.dial_code: 01507
UK place.os_grid_reference: TF2669
UK place.london_distance_mi: 115
UK place.london_direction: S

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Romans
Domesday Book
Church
English Civil War
Blood sports
Market and horse fair
Notable buildings
Population
Geography
Demographics
Economy
Governance
Politics
Education
Primary schooling
Secondary schooling
Colleges
Transport
Roads
Railway
Waterways
Media
Sport
Field games
Court games
Floods
Twin town
Tourism
Walking Tours
Outdoor Activities
Notable people
References
External links

==History== ===Romans=== Although fortified, Horncastle was not on any important Roman roads, which suggests that the River Bain was the principal route of access to it.

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