Market Towns in Lincolnshire - Grantham, Bourne, Lincolnshire, Spilsby, Spalding, Lincolnshire, Louth, Lincolnshire, Horncastle, Lincolnshire (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 37. Chapters: Grantham, Bourne, Lincolnshire, Spilsby, Spalding, Lincolnshire, Louth, Lincolnshire, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, Brigg, Holbeach, Long Sutton, Lincolnshire. Excerpt: Bourne is a market town and civil parish on the western edge of the Fens, in the District of South Kesteven in southern Lincolnshire, England. St. Peters' Pool, Wellhead Gardens. The pool referred to in the town's founding legendThe town owes its origin to the Roman road upon which it was built, and also to the exceptionally fine-quality water supply derived locally from natural springs. The name "Bourne" (or "Bourn," as the town was originally known) is a common name for a settlement and derives from the Anglo-Saxon meaning "water" or "stream." The town lies on the intersection of the A15 and the B1193 (formerly A151) roads at ). As well as the main township, the civil parish includes the hamlets of Cawthorpe, Dyke and Twenty. In former years Austerby was regarded by some as a separate settlement, with its own shops and street plan, but is now an area of Bourne known as The Austerby. ) Parish outline within LincolnshireThe ecclesiastical parish of Bourne is part of the Beltisloe Deanery of the Diocese of Lincoln and is based at the Abbey Church of St Peter and St Paul, in church walk. The incumbent is The Revd Chris Atkinson. Several other religious denominations are represented in the town, including the Methodist, Baptist and United Reformed churches, and the Roman catholic church. The town's economy was based on rural industries. The coming of the railway opened up a market for mineral waters bottled locally. Today the local economy is still mainly rurally-based, revolving around agriculture and food preparation and packaging geared towards the modern system of supermarkets, but there are also important light engineering and tourism activities. The ...