Louth, Lincolnshire
Encyclopedia
Louth ˈlaʊθ is a market town
and civil parish within the East Lindsey
district of Lincolnshire
, England
.
", it is situated where the ancient trackway Barton Street crosses the River Lud, and has a total resident population of 15,930.
The Greenwich Meridian crosses Eastgate and this point is marked with a plaque on the north side of the street, just east of the junction with Northgate. The three-mile (5 km) £6.6m A16 Louth Bypass opened in August 1991. The former route is the B1520.
, on 1 October 1536, starting in St. James Church, Louth
.
A flood occurred in the town on 29 May 1920, causing 23 deaths. Several stone plaques in the town show the high water level reached. Other, less devastating floods occurred on 25 June and 20 July in 2007
.
Margaret Wintringham
succeeded her dead husband
at the Louth by-election
in September 1921, to become the Liberals
' first woman MP, and Britain's third woman MP.
buildings from the 17th and 18th centuries and the town's skyline is dominated by St. James' Church
, the spire of which is 295 feet (90 m) tall, though shorter than both Norwich Cathedral
(315 feet (96 m)) and Salisbury Cathedral
(404 feet (123 m)) in terms of spire height, it is reputedly the tallest Anglican parish church in the United Kingdom
. Louth museum has a Panorama Gallery which features two back-lit replicas of William Brown’s Panorama of Louth viewed from the top of St James’s spire in 1844. The two original paintings that together form the panorama hang side-by-side in the Council Chamber of the Town Hall on Little Eastgate. The panorama gives a unique and vivid representation of the streets, businesses, homes and people of the town and the landscape as far as the North Sea to the east and northwards to the Humber estuary and beyond. The church was built in 1515.
One of the tallest structures in the European Union
, the Belmont
television and radio mast, is situated in the nearby village of Donington on Bain
, five miles (8 km) west of the town.
ABM Pauls used to have a large maltings, which is now derelict.
, close to Le Mans
in Pays-de-la-Loire, France
.
, which has gained nationwide recognition from features in The Daily Telegraph
, The Guardian
, The Hairy Bikers' Food Tour of Britain
, BBC Lincolnshire, BBC Look North
, and being mentioned in works by Mary Portas
and Rose Prince
.
Just off the Market Place is the department store Eve and Ranshaw, whose history can be traced back to 1781 http://www.eveandranshaw-louth.co.uk/ whilst Eastgate is noted for its range of local shops including award winning butchers and an independent chain of 'Dragonfly' shops.
Major retailers have failed to make an impact in Louth. Boots the Chemist
, Argos
, New Look, Wilkinsons, Greggs
, Subway
, WHSmith and Holland & Barrett
have small outlets in the town. The Woolworth's
store closed in early 2009 as a result of the company's demise. Halfords
opened a store in the Fairfield Industrial Estate in April 2009. There is a branch of Focus DIY
on the same estate. Banks have a significant presence in the town; NatWest, Barclays, Lloyds TSB
, Halifax, HSBC
and Santander
all have branches in the town centre. The town's first Building Society branch office was opened by the Peterborough Building Society (now Norwich & Peterborough) in 1973. The town was also the headquarters of the former Louth, Mablethorpe and Sutton Building Society, a local society with several branches and agents in Lincolnshire but this was taken over by the Bradford & Bingley in 1990.
The large number of independent food outlets may be due to the lack of any major supermarket chain in the area. Some argue that this is due to vociferous opposition over many years by elected representatives and others to major supermarket chains developing in the town, which has protected those independent outlets from competition. Louth currently has two supermarkets. The first is a small Morrisons
which was converted from a Somerfield
store under competition rules when the Co-op bought Somerfield. It originally opened in 1985. The other is a Co-operative supermarket which is similar in size and opened in 1989. However, a third retailer, Sainsbury's, owns a substantial area of land in the town centre, virtually next door to the Co-op store, and is presently submitting an application for a new 30000 square feet (2,787.1 m²) store. It is estimated that around 80% of Louth food expenditure is spent outside of the town, mainly in Grimsby
and Cleethorpes
which are about 16 miles (25.7 km) away, but also Lincoln
, 25 miles (40.2 km) away, and major supermarket chains from these areas regularly deliver in the town. Heron Foods
has one of its largest branches in the town, which opened in 2009. It escaped the protesters' attention, possibly by moving from smaller premises where they had traded since the early 90s.
There is also speculation as to the site of the former cattle market which had been linked to an application from Sainsbury's and is now linked to a bid from Tesco
. Lidl have applied for planning permission for a store on the Fairfield Industrial Estate despite protest from the 'Keep Louth Special' pressure group.
market is held each Thursday at the Louth Livestock Centre on Newmarket.
s, both Cordeaux and Monks' Dyke have their own sixth forms; East Lindsey's only other secondary modern with a sixth form is at Skegness. Although the town is well served for A-level provision, vocational courses were less well served until the college opened in this part of East Lindsey in September 2008, although there is the Grimsby Institute
some fifteen miles (24 km) away.
is one of the town's main attractions. It was opened to the public in 1907. The park is dedicated to the memory of Annie Pahud, the central character of a beautiful but tragic real-life love story. The park is situated in a glacial overspill channel that forged the course for a small river, the Lud. It meanders along the deep, flat valley bottom between steep, wooded slopes on either side.
Cadwell Park
motor racing
circuit is around four miles (6 km) south of the town, between the villages of Scamblesby
and Tathwell
.
Louth will be the eventual southern terminus of the Lincolnshire Wolds Railway
, based at nearby Ludborough
. The town was formerly on the East Lincolnshire Railway from Peterborough
to Grimsby
, an important north-south route, which opened in 1848, especially for holidaymakers in the summer. The line to Mablethorpe
also started in the town from 1877, closing in 1960. The section to Wainfleet
closed in 1961, with the Louth to Grimsby section later continuing for passengers until October 1970 with freight stopping in 1980. The former station is now residential flats; there are other reminders still standing.
Alfred Lord Tennyson was educated at King Edward VI Grammar School
and a stone inscription to commemorate this forms part of a wall on Schoolhouse Lane in Louth.
The town's Playhouse Cinema is on Cannon Street, and is home to Louth Film Club, which won the British Federation of Film Societies' Film Society of the Year Award in 2008. The Riverhead Theatre is on Victoria Road, to the east of the town.
of Swing Out Sister
, grew up in the area and Robert Wyatt
is a resident.
are now developing. Also sub-groups like the time-sharing project and the community food gardens are encouraging a shift towards sustainable communities.
Market town
Market town or market right is a legal term, originating in the medieval period, for a European settlement that has the right to host markets, distinguishing it from a village and city...
and civil parish within the East Lindsey
East Lindsey
East Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. The council is based in Manby near Louth, and other major settlements in the district include Alford, Spilsby, Mablethorpe, Skegness, Horncastle and Chapel St Leonards....
district of Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
Geography
Known as the "capital of the Lincolnshire WoldsLincolnshire Wolds
The Lincolnshire Wolds is a range of hills in the county of Lincolnshire, England. It is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty , and the highest area of land in eastern England between Yorkshire and Kent...
", it is situated where the ancient trackway Barton Street crosses the River Lud, and has a total resident population of 15,930.
The Greenwich Meridian crosses Eastgate and this point is marked with a plaque on the north side of the street, just east of the junction with Northgate. The three-mile (5 km) £6.6m A16 Louth Bypass opened in August 1991. The former route is the B1520.
History
Historically, the town is most noted as the origin of the Lincolnshire Rising, the forerunner of Pilgrimage of GracePilgrimage of Grace
The Pilgrimage of Grace was a popular rising in York, Yorkshire during 1536, in protest against Henry VIII's break with the Roman Catholic Church and the Dissolution of the Monasteries, as well as other specific political, social and economic grievances. It was done in action against Thomas Cromwell...
, on 1 October 1536, starting in St. James Church, Louth
St. James Church, Louth
St. James' Church, Louth is a parish church in the Church of England in Louth, Lincolnshire, England. It is notable for its tall spire.-History:...
.
2007 United Kingdom floods
The 2007 United Kingdom floods were a series of destructive floods that occurred in various areas across the country during the summer of 2007. The most severe floods occurred across Northern Ireland on 12 June; East Yorkshire and The Midlands on 15 June; Yorkshire, The Midlands, Gloucestershire,...
.
Margaret Wintringham
Margaret Wintringham
Margaret Wintringham , née Longbottom, was a British Liberal Party politician. She was the second woman to take her seat in the British House of Commons.- Early life :...
succeeded her dead husband
Thomas Wintringham (Liberal politician)
Thomas Wintringham was a British Liberal Party politician. He was elected as Member of Parliament for Louth in Lincolnshire at a by-election in June 1920, but died in office the following year, aged 53...
at the Louth by-election
Louth by-election, 1921
The Louth by-election, 1921 was a by-election held on 22 September 1921 for the British House of Commons constituency of Louth in Lincolnshire....
in September 1921, to become the Liberals
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
' first woman MP, and Britain's third woman MP.
Landmarks
Much of the town centre is lined with brickBrick
A brick is a block of ceramic material used in masonry construction, usually laid using various kinds of mortar. It has been regarded as one of the longest lasting and strongest building materials used throughout history.-History:...
buildings from the 17th and 18th centuries and the town's skyline is dominated by St. James' Church
St. James Church, Louth
St. James' Church, Louth is a parish church in the Church of England in Louth, Lincolnshire, England. It is notable for its tall spire.-History:...
, the spire of which is 295 feet (90 m) tall, though shorter than both Norwich Cathedral
Norwich Cathedral
Norwich Cathedral is a cathedral located in Norwich, Norfolk, dedicated to the Holy and Undivided Trinity. Formerly a Catholic church, it has belonged to the Church of England since the English Reformation....
(315 feet (96 m)) and Salisbury Cathedral
Salisbury Cathedral
Salisbury Cathedral, formally known as the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is an Anglican cathedral in Salisbury, England, considered one of the leading examples of Early English architecture....
(404 feet (123 m)) in terms of spire height, it is reputedly the tallest Anglican parish church in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. Louth museum has a Panorama Gallery which features two back-lit replicas of William Brown’s Panorama of Louth viewed from the top of St James’s spire in 1844. The two original paintings that together form the panorama hang side-by-side in the Council Chamber of the Town Hall on Little Eastgate. The panorama gives a unique and vivid representation of the streets, businesses, homes and people of the town and the landscape as far as the North Sea to the east and northwards to the Humber estuary and beyond. The church was built in 1515.
One of the tallest structures in the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
, the Belmont
Belmont transmitting station
The Belmont transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility, situated next to the B1225, one mile west of the village of Donington on Bain in the civil parish of South Willingham, near Market Rasen and Louth in Lincolnshire, England . It is owned and operated by Arqiva.It has...
television and radio mast, is situated in the nearby village of Donington on Bain
Donington on Bain
Donington on Bain is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies in the Lincolnshire Wolds about miles south-west of Louth and about six miles north of Horncastle. It sits on the east bank of the River Bain...
, five miles (8 km) west of the town.
ABM Pauls used to have a large maltings, which is now derelict.
Twin town
Louth's twin town is La Ferté-BernardLa Ferté-Bernard
La Ferté-Bernard is a commune in the Sarthe department in the Pays de la Loire region in north-western France.-Twin towns:It is twinned with Louth in Lincolnshire and also Laufen, Germany.-Local folklore:...
, close to Le Mans
Le Mans
Le Mans is a city in France, located on the Sarthe River. Traditionally the capital of the province of Maine, it is now the capital of the Sarthe department and the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Le Mans. Le Mans is a part of the Pays de la Loire region.Its inhabitants are called Manceaux...
in Pays-de-la-Loire, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Shopping
Louth is noted for the wide selection of independent retailers in the town, in particular specialist grocers. Louth is also home to The Cheese ShopThe Cheese Shop, Louth
The Cheese Shop, Louth is an artisan delicatessen situated in Louth, England, known for its large selection of artisan foods, especially cheese. The Cheese Shop has been featured in national newspapers such as The Daily Telegraph and its magazine and The Guardian, local radio and television on BBC...
, which has gained nationwide recognition from features in The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph is a daily morning broadsheet newspaper distributed throughout the United Kingdom and internationally. The newspaper was founded by Arthur B...
, The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
, The Hairy Bikers' Food Tour of Britain
The Hairy Bikers' Food Tour of Britain
The Hairy Bikers' Food Tour of Britain is a 2009 BBC television cookery programme which is presented by The Hairy Bikers: Dave Myers and Si King....
, BBC Lincolnshire, BBC Look North
BBC Look North
BBC Look North is a name used by the BBC for its local regional news programme in three regions in the North of England:*BBC Look North for the BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire region*BBC Look North for the BBC Yorkshire region...
, and being mentioned in works by Mary Portas
Mary Portas
Mary Portas , is an English retail adviser, journalist and television presenter.-Early life and education:Portas was born and brought up in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, in a family of five children. Educated at St Joan of Arc Catholic School, Rickmansworth, she looked after her youngest brother...
and Rose Prince
Rose Prince
Rose Prince was a Dakelh woman who has become the subject of a Catholic pilgrimage.-Biography:Rose Prince was born in Fort St. James, British Columbia, in 1915, the third of nine children belonging to Jean-Marie and Agathe Prince...
.
Just off the Market Place is the department store Eve and Ranshaw, whose history can be traced back to 1781 http://www.eveandranshaw-louth.co.uk/ whilst Eastgate is noted for its range of local shops including award winning butchers and an independent chain of 'Dragonfly' shops.
Major retailers have failed to make an impact in Louth. Boots the Chemist
Alliance Boots
Alliance Boots GmbH is a leading international, pharmacy-led health and beauty group. It has two core business activities - pharmacy-led health and beauty retailing, and pharmaceutical wholesaling and distribution - and has a presence in more than 25 countries...
, Argos
Argos (retailer)
Argos is the largest general-goods retailer in the United Kingdom and Ireland with over 800 stores. It is unique amongst major retailers in the UK in that it is a catalogue merchant...
, New Look, Wilkinsons, Greggs
Greggs
Greggs plc is the largest specialist retail bakery chain in the United Kingdom. It was established in the 1930s as a single shop but has approximately 1,500 outlets....
, Subway
Subway (restaurant)
Subway is an American restaurant franchise that primarily sells submarine sandwiches and salads. It is owned and operated by Doctor's Associates, Inc. . Subway is one of the fastest growing franchises in the world with 35,519 restaurants in 98 countries and territories as of October 25th, 2011...
, WHSmith and Holland & Barrett
Holland & Barrett
Holland & Barrett is a chain of health food shops with over 600 stores in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, Singapore and Malta. The company also has stores in The Netherlands, where they trade as "De Tuinen".-Ownership:...
have small outlets in the town. The Woolworth's
Woolworths Group
Woolworths Group plc was a listed British company that owned the high-street retail chain, Woolworths, as well as other brands such as the entertainment distributor Entertainment UK and book and resource distributor Bertram Books...
store closed in early 2009 as a result of the company's demise. Halfords
Halfords
Halfords Group plc is a leading retailer of car parts, car enhancements and bicycles operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Czech Republic and more recently in Poland, although it is currently pulling out of the latter two countries...
opened a store in the Fairfield Industrial Estate in April 2009. There is a branch of Focus DIY
Focus (DIY)
Focus DIY was a privately owned chain of DIY stores in the UK. It served the consumer DIY market sector, and most stores had some form of garden centre....
on the same estate. Banks have a significant presence in the town; NatWest, Barclays, Lloyds TSB
Lloyds TSB
Lloyds TSB Bank Plc is a retail bank in the United Kingdom. It was established in 1995 by the merger of Lloyds Bank, established in Birmingham, England in 1765 and traditionally considered one of the Big Four clearing banks, with the TSB Group which traces its origins to 1810...
, Halifax, HSBC
HSBC
HSBC Holdings plc is a global banking and financial services company headquartered in Canary Wharf, London, United Kingdom. it is the world's second-largest banking and financial services group and second-largest public company according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine...
and Santander
Santander UK
Santander UK plc is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Spanish Santander Group. Based in the United Kingdom, it operates under the name of Santander. Santander is the third largest bank in the UK in terms of deposits, the second largest in terms of mortgages held, and the fourth largest in terms of...
all have branches in the town centre. The town's first Building Society branch office was opened by the Peterborough Building Society (now Norwich & Peterborough) in 1973. The town was also the headquarters of the former Louth, Mablethorpe and Sutton Building Society, a local society with several branches and agents in Lincolnshire but this was taken over by the Bradford & Bingley in 1990.
The large number of independent food outlets may be due to the lack of any major supermarket chain in the area. Some argue that this is due to vociferous opposition over many years by elected representatives and others to major supermarket chains developing in the town, which has protected those independent outlets from competition. Louth currently has two supermarkets. The first is a small Morrisons
Morrisons
Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc is the fourth largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom, headquartered in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The company is usually referred to and is branded as Morrisons formerly Morrison's, and it is part of the FTSE 100 Index of companies...
which was converted from a Somerfield
Somerfield
Somerfield was a chain of small to medium sized supermarkets operating in the United Kingdom. The company was taken over by the Co-operative Group on 2 March 2009 in a £1.57 billion deal, creating the UK's fifth largest food retailer. The name is currently being phased out and replaced by the...
store under competition rules when the Co-op bought Somerfield. It originally opened in 1985. The other is a Co-operative supermarket which is similar in size and opened in 1989. However, a third retailer, Sainsbury's, owns a substantial area of land in the town centre, virtually next door to the Co-op store, and is presently submitting an application for a new 30000 square feet (2,787.1 m²) store. It is estimated that around 80% of Louth food expenditure is spent outside of the town, mainly in Grimsby
Grimsby
Grimsby is a seaport on the Humber Estuary in Lincolnshire, England. It has been the administrative centre of the unitary authority area of North East Lincolnshire since 1996...
and Cleethorpes
Cleethorpes
Cleethorpes is a town and unparished area in North East Lincolnshire, England, situated on the estuary of the Humber. It has a population of 31,853 and is a seaside resort.- History :...
which are about 16 miles (25.7 km) away, but also Lincoln
Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Lincoln is a cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England.The non-metropolitan district of Lincoln has a population of 85,595; the 2001 census gave the entire area of Lincoln a population of 120,779....
, 25 miles (40.2 km) away, and major supermarket chains from these areas regularly deliver in the town. Heron Foods
Heron Foods
Heron Foods Ltd is an English family-owned retail chain based in Hull with over 175 stores mainly in the North of England....
has one of its largest branches in the town, which opened in 2009. It escaped the protesters' attention, possibly by moving from smaller premises where they had traded since the early 90s.
There is also speculation as to the site of the former cattle market which had been linked to an application from Sainsbury's and is now linked to a bid from Tesco
Tesco
Tesco plc is a global grocery and general merchandise retailer headquartered in Cheshunt, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest retailer in the world measured by revenues and the second-largest measured by profits...
. Lidl have applied for planning permission for a store on the Fairfield Industrial Estate despite protest from the 'Keep Louth Special' pressure group.
Market times
Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays are all market days, with a farmers' market on the fourth Wednesday of each month. A cattleCattle
Cattle are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, and are most commonly classified collectively as Bos primigenius...
market is held each Thursday at the Louth Livestock Centre on Newmarket.
Sport and Leisure
A new leisure centre opened in February 2010, named "Meridian Leisure Centre". It cost £12m and consists of an 8 lane, 25 metre swimming pool and a two level gym with over 80 pieces of equipment, along with a sports hall and other facilities.Primary schools
- Kidgate Primary School
- Lacey Gardens Junior School
- St. Michael's C of E Primary School
- Eastfield Infants and Nursery School
Secondary schools
- The Cordeaux SchoolCordeaux SchoolCordeaux School is a secondary modern school on North Holme Road in Louth, Lincolnshire, England. Cordeaux School - A Specialist Engineering College currently is ranked 46th out of 73 in the 2009 Lincolnshire County League Table....
- Monks' Dyke Technology CollegeMonks' Dyke Technology CollegeMonks’ Dyke Technology College is a comprehensive school situated in the rural market town of Louth, Lincolnshire on Monks' Dyke Road.-Admissions:...
- King Edward VI Grammar SchoolKing Edward VI Grammar School, LouthKing Edward VI Grammar School is one of many Grammar schools in the United Kingdom.-Admissions:Students who wish to attend the school must take and pass a test called the Eleven Plus. It is situated in Louth, which is a small market town in Lincolnshire...
Further education
A new £3m further education college, called Wolds College, was built next to the Cordeaux School. Construction by the Lindum Group started in November 2007, and the college officially opened in October 2008. Unlike many Lincolnshire secondary modern schoolSecondary modern school
A secondary modern school is a type of secondary school that existed in most of the United Kingdom from 1944 until the early 1970s, under the Tripartite System, and was designed for the majority of pupils - those who do not achieve scores in the top 25% of the eleven plus examination...
s, both Cordeaux and Monks' Dyke have their own sixth forms; East Lindsey's only other secondary modern with a sixth form is at Skegness. Although the town is well served for A-level provision, vocational courses were less well served until the college opened in this part of East Lindsey in September 2008, although there is the Grimsby Institute
Grimsby Institute of Further & Higher Education
The Grimsby Institute of Further & Higher Education is a further and higher education college in North East Lincolnshire, England.-Grimsby College of Further Education:...
some fifteen miles (24 km) away.
Places of interest
Hubbard's HillsHubbard's Hills
Hubbard's Hills is an area of natural beauty directly to the west of Louth, Lincolnshire, England.It is popular for family picnics, school field trips and dog walking....
is one of the town's main attractions. It was opened to the public in 1907. The park is dedicated to the memory of Annie Pahud, the central character of a beautiful but tragic real-life love story. The park is situated in a glacial overspill channel that forged the course for a small river, the Lud. It meanders along the deep, flat valley bottom between steep, wooded slopes on either side.
Cadwell Park
Cadwell Park
Cadwell Park is a motor racing circuit in Lincolnshire, England, south of Louth. It is owned and operated by Jonathan Palmer's Motorsport Vision company....
motor racing
Auto racing
Auto racing is a motorsport involving the racing of cars for competition. It is one of the world's most watched televised sports.-The beginning of racing:...
circuit is around four miles (6 km) south of the town, between the villages of Scamblesby
Scamblesby
Scamblesby is a village in the Lincolnshire Wolds in England. It is known for a picturesque riding stables, a lovely village family pub and many breathtaking walks...
and Tathwell
Tathwell
Tathwell is a village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies around south of the town of Louth. The hamlet of Haugham lies about a mile south-east of Tathwell.Cadwell Park motor racing circuit is around south of Tathwell....
.
Louth will be the eventual southern terminus of the Lincolnshire Wolds Railway
Lincolnshire Wolds Railway
The Lincolnshire Wolds Railway is a heritage railway based at Ludborough station, near Grimsby in Lincolnshire, England and the only standard gauge steam railway in Lincolnshire open to the public. The line is part of the original Great Northern Railway , a rail system that opened in 1848 and once...
, based at nearby Ludborough
Ludborough
Ludborough is a village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies at the end of the A18 road. Ludborough has a population of 760 people. The Prime Meridian passes to the east of the village....
. The town was formerly on the East Lincolnshire Railway from Peterborough
Peterborough
Peterborough is a cathedral city and unitary authority area in the East of England, with an estimated population of in June 2007. For ceremonial purposes it is in the county of Cambridgeshire. Situated north of London, the city stands on the River Nene which flows into the North Sea...
to Grimsby
Grimsby
Grimsby is a seaport on the Humber Estuary in Lincolnshire, England. It has been the administrative centre of the unitary authority area of North East Lincolnshire since 1996...
, an important north-south route, which opened in 1848, especially for holidaymakers in the summer. The line to Mablethorpe
Mablethorpe
Mablethorpe is a small seaside town in East Lindsey on the coast of Lincolnshire, England.-Geography:Several small caravan parks exist around Mablethorpe. The town is administered with Sutton-on-Sea and Trusthorpe, as the civil parish of Mablethorpe and Sutton...
also started in the town from 1877, closing in 1960. The section to Wainfleet
Wainfleet, Lincolnshire
Wainfleet All Saints is an ancient port and market town on the east coast of Lincolnshire, England, situated on the B1195 between Spilsby and Boston. The town stands on the small rivers Steeping and Limb that form Wainfleet Haven. The town is close to Skegness, Boston, Spilsby, the Lincolnshire...
closed in 1961, with the Louth to Grimsby section later continuing for passengers until October 1970 with freight stopping in 1980. The former station is now residential flats; there are other reminders still standing.
Alfred Lord Tennyson was educated at King Edward VI Grammar School
King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth
King Edward VI Grammar School is one of many Grammar schools in the United Kingdom.-Admissions:Students who wish to attend the school must take and pass a test called the Eleven Plus. It is situated in Louth, which is a small market town in Lincolnshire...
and a stone inscription to commemorate this forms part of a wall on Schoolhouse Lane in Louth.
The town's Playhouse Cinema is on Cannon Street, and is home to Louth Film Club, which won the British Federation of Film Societies' Film Society of the Year Award in 2008. The Riverhead Theatre is on Victoria Road, to the east of the town.
Music
There are several local bands, especially jazz, in and around the town. Corinne DreweryCorinne Drewery
Corinne Drewery is the lead singer of the pop music band, Swing Out Sister.-Early life:Drewery grew up in Nottingham and the Lincolnshire village of Authorpe and went to South Reston Primary School, then Monks' Dyke High School and King Edward VI Grammar School in nearby Louth, then Lincoln College...
of Swing Out Sister
Swing Out Sister
Swing Out Sister are a British "sophisti-pop" group best known worldwide for their 1986 song "Breakout". Other hits include "Surrender", "Twilight World", "Waiting Game" and a remake of "Am I the Same Girl?" Though album sales in the U.S. and Europe have levelled off since the early 1990s, the...
, grew up in the area and Robert Wyatt
Robert Wyatt
Robert Wyatt is an English musician, and founding member of the influential Canterbury scene band Soft Machine, with a long and distinguished solo career...
is a resident.
Local economy
Many national food campaigning organisations are based on Eastgate under the umbrella organisation the Processed Vegetable Growers Association, notably:- The Asparagus Growers Association
- The British Onion Producers Association
- The British Herb Trade Association
- The Brassica Growers Association
- The Leek Growers Association
- The Radish Growers Association
- The Turfgrass Association
Local groups
Transition Town Louth is a community project, who organize various events in and around the town aimed at promoting awareness of climate change and unsustainable resources. Part of a large social movement, many Transition TownsTransition Towns
Transition Towns is a grassroots network of communities that are working to build resilience in response to peak oil, climate destruction, and economic instability...
are now developing. Also sub-groups like the time-sharing project and the community food gardens are encouraging a shift towards sustainable communities.
Notable Ludensians
Inhabitants of Louth are known as Ludensians, taken from the Latin name of the town (Lude, Luda).- Jeffrey Archer was elected the town's Member of ParliamentMember of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
in a by-electionBy-electionA by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
in 1969Louth by-election, 1969The Louth by-election, 1969 was a by-election held on 4 December 1969 for the British House of Commons constituency of Louth in Lincolnshire....
. He stood down at the October 1974 general electionUnited Kingdom general election, October 1974The United Kingdom general election of October 1974 took place on 10 October 1974 to elect 635 members to the British House of Commons. It was the second general election of that year and resulted in the Labour Party led by Harold Wilson, winning by a tiny majority of 3 seats.The election of...
. - Jim BroadbentJim BroadbentJames "Jim" Broadbent is an English theatre, film, and television actor. He is known for his roles in Iris, Moulin Rouge!, Topsy-Turvy, Hot Fuzz, and Bridget Jones' Diary...
, actor, lives in a small village just outside Louth. - Roy 'Chubby' BrownRoy 'Chubby' BrownRoy "Chubby" Brown is an English stand-up comedian, notorious for his decidedly blue humour. The controversial nature of his act means that he rarely appears on major television channels, and Brown has attracted accusations that his comedy style is outdated whilst also being described as "The most...
, adult comedian, (real name Royston Vasey) lives in nearby FulstowFulstowFulstow is a small marsh village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, half way between the towns of Louth and Grimsby. It is scattered around the "30 foot" contour road. which joins Fulstow to the neighbouring villages of Covenham and Alvingham to the south and Tetney to the...
. - Leanda CaveLeanda CaveLeanda Cave is a British triathlete. Cave competes internationally for both Great Britain and Wales. She lives and trains in Tucson, Arizona.-Early life:...
, triathlete, was born in Louth - George DavenportGeorge DavenportColonel George Davenport was a 19th-century American frontiersman, trader and US Army officer. A prominent and well-known settler in the Iowa Territory, he was one of the earliest settlers in Rock Island and spent much of his life involved in the early settlement of the Mississippi Valley and the...
, Anglo/American frontiersman, US Army officer, was born in Louth - Barbara DicksonBarbara DicksonBarbara Ruth Dickson, OBE is a Scottish singer whose hits include "I Know Him So Well" and "January February"...
, singer and actress, lives in Louth - Corinne DreweryCorinne DreweryCorinne Drewery is the lead singer of the pop music band, Swing Out Sister.-Early life:Drewery grew up in Nottingham and the Lincolnshire village of Authorpe and went to South Reston Primary School, then Monks' Dyke High School and King Edward VI Grammar School in nearby Louth, then Lincoln College...
, lead singer of the band Swing Out SisterSwing Out SisterSwing Out Sister are a British "sophisti-pop" group best known worldwide for their 1986 song "Breakout". Other hits include "Surrender", "Twilight World", "Waiting Game" and a remake of "Am I the Same Girl?" Though album sales in the U.S. and Europe have levelled off since the early 1990s, the...
, attended schools in the town whilst growing up in the village of AuthorpeAuthorpeAuthorpe is a village north west of Alford, Lincolnshire, England lying between the A16 road and the A157 road. It has a chapel,and former brickpits....
, between Louth and AlfordAlford, Lincolnshire- Notable residents :* Captain John Smith who lived in nearby Willoughby* Anne Hutchinson, pioneer settler and religious reformer in the United States* Thomas Paine, who was an excise officer in the town....
. - Edward John EyreEdward John EyreEdward John Eyre was an English land explorer of the Australian continent, colonial administrator, and a controversial Governor of Jamaica....
(5 August 1815 - 30 November 1901) was an English explorer of Australia and a controversial Governor of JamaicaJamaicaJamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
. He was educated at King Edward VI Grammar SchoolKing Edward VI Grammar School, LouthKing Edward VI Grammar School is one of many Grammar schools in the United Kingdom.-Admissions:Students who wish to attend the school must take and pass a test called the Eleven Plus. It is situated in Louth, which is a small market town in Lincolnshire...
. - Graham FellowsGraham FellowsGraham David Fellows is an English comedy actor and musician, best known for creating the characters of John Shuttleworth and Jilted John.-Early life:...
, also known as John Shuttleworth and Jilted John, a singer-songwriter and comedian lives in the town. - Michael FoaleMichael FoaleColin Michael Foale, CBE, PhD is a British-American astrophysicist with dual citizenship and a NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of six space shuttle missions and extended stays on both Mir and the International Space Station...
, the first British-born astronautAstronautAn astronaut or cosmonaut is a person trained by a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft....
, was born at the Crowtree Lane Hospital (now the sixth-form and IT block of King Edward VI Grammar SchoolKing Edward VI Grammar School, LouthKing Edward VI Grammar School is one of many Grammar schools in the United Kingdom.-Admissions:Students who wish to attend the school must take and pass a test called the Eleven Plus. It is situated in Louth, which is a small market town in Lincolnshire...
) in the town (his father was stationed at the nearby Royal Air ForceRoyal Air ForceThe Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
base at ManbyManbyManby is a village in the county of Lincolnshire, England. Situated approximately five miles east of Louth, the village had a population of 833 at the 2001 Census....
). - Sir John Franklin FRGS, (April 15, 1786 – June 11, 1847), English sea captain and Arctic explorer was also educated at King Edward VI Grammar SchoolKing Edward VI Grammar School, LouthKing Edward VI Grammar School is one of many Grammar schools in the United Kingdom.-Admissions:Students who wish to attend the school must take and pass a test called the Eleven Plus. It is situated in Louth, which is a small market town in Lincolnshire...
. - James GillickJames GillickJames Gillick is an artist working in the figurative tradition. He works from his studio in Louth, Lincolnshire. His paintings range from the smallest of still-lifes, including game paintings to large scale portraits and horse portraits, as well as church re-ordering and gilding.At a time when...
Figurative artist, works from his studio in Louth and lives nearby. - Ron Grant (motorcyclist)Ron Grant (motorcyclist)Ron Grant was an American Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. In the 1964 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, he became the first American rider to finish on the podium in a Grand Prix event, when he finished in second place behind Alan Shepherd at the 250cc United States Grand Prix, held at the...
, former motorcycle road racerRoad racingRoad racing is a general term for most forms of motor racing held on paved, purpose-built race tracks , as opposed to oval tracks and off-road racing...
and tuner. - Tim GustardTim GustardTim Gustard is an English painter. He was educated at the Stoke-on-Trent College of Art. He is paints acutely observed still life paintings in acrylic on paper. He began painting at an early age under the tuition of his father Reg...
(1954) is an EnglishEnglish peopleThe English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
painterPaintingPainting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
who attended the King Edward VI Grammar SchoolKing Edward VI Grammar School, LouthKing Edward VI Grammar School is one of many Grammar schools in the United Kingdom.-Admissions:Students who wish to attend the school must take and pass a test called the Eleven Plus. It is situated in Louth, which is a small market town in Lincolnshire...
. - Dan Haigh, bass guitarist in rock band FightstarFightstarFightstar are an English alternative rock band from London. They formed in 2003 and their lineup comprises lead vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist Charlie Simpson, guitarist and vocalist Alex Westaway, bass guitarist Dan Haigh and drummer Omar Abidi...
, born in GrimsbyGrimsbyGrimsby is a seaport on the Humber Estuary in Lincolnshire, England. It has been the administrative centre of the unitary authority area of North East Lincolnshire since 1996...
, was brought up near the town. - Augustus Charles Hobart-HampdenAugustus Charles Hobart-HampdenAugustus Charles Hobart-Hampden was an English naval captain and Ottoman admiral .-Biography:Hobart-Hampden was born in Leicestershire, the third son of the 6th Earl of Buckinghamshire....
, (April 1, 1822 - June 19, 1886), English naval captain and TurkishOttoman EmpireThe Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
admiral, was educated at King Edward VI Grammar SchoolKing Edward VI Grammar School, LouthKing Edward VI Grammar School is one of many Grammar schools in the United Kingdom.-Admissions:Students who wish to attend the school must take and pass a test called the Eleven Plus. It is situated in Louth, which is a small market town in Lincolnshire...
. - Thomas KendallThomas KendallThomas Kendall was a New Zealand lapsed missionary, recorder of the Māori language, schoolmaster, arms dealer, and Pākehā Māori.-Early life: Lincolnshire and London, 1778-1813:...
, Vicar of Louth, Leader of the Lincolnshire rebellion - Cate KennedyCate KennedyCate Kennedy is an author born in Louth, Lincolnshire, England who moved to Australia in her childhood. She graduated from University of Canberra and has also taught at several colleges, including The University of Melbourne...
, author - Matthew MacfadyenMatthew MacfadyenDavid Matthew Macfadyen is an English actor, known for his role as MI5 intelligence officer Tom Quinn in the BBC television drama series Spooks and for starring as Fitzwilliam Darcy in Pride and Prejudice.In June, 2010 Macfadyen won a British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting...
, actor, spent his childhood in the town. - Harry MallettHarry MallettRichard Henry Mallett was a cricket player and administrator....
, cricketer, was born in Louth. - Patrick MowerPatrick MowerPatrick Mower , whose original name was Patrick Archibald Shaw, is an English actor well known for his many television and occasional film roles, often as a detective or secret agent.-Life:...
, actor, currently seen in TV soap-opera EmmerdaleEmmerdaleEmmerdale, is a long-running British soap opera set in Emmerdale , a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, Emmerdale was first broadcast on 16 October 1972...
lives in the area in Little CarltonLittle CarltonLittle Carlton is a village and civil parish about east of the town of Louth, Lincolnshire, England.The church was dedicated to Saint Edith and was largely rebuilt in 1837. It was declared redundant by the Diocese of Lincoln in 1981 and closed...
. - Philip Norton, Baron Norton of Louth (born 5 March 1951), leading expert on the British ParliamentParliament of the United KingdomThe Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
, ConservativeConservative Party (UK)The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician, author and Professor of Politics at the University of HullUniversity of HullThe University of Hull, known informally as Hull University, is an English university, founded in 1927, located in Hull, a city in the East Riding of Yorkshire... - Adrian RoyleAdrian RoyleAdrian Royle is a retired English long distance runner born in Manchester. He is notable for running exceptional times on difficult courses, making race organizers think the course had been mis-measured.-Early life:...
, retired long distance runner, lives in Louth. - Ted SavageTed Savage (footballer)Robert Edward "Ted" Savage was an English footballer who played at wing-half for Liverpool.-Life and playing career:Born in Louth, Lincolnshire, England, Savage played for Stewton F.C...
, footballer, was born in Louth. - Captain John Smith, English, soldier, sailor and founder of the Commonwealth of Virginia, although born in WilloughbyWilloughby, LincolnshireWilloughby is a village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, on the edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds. It lies within the civil parish of Willoughby with Sloothby, and south of the town of Alford...
, attended the King Edward VI Grammar SchoolKing Edward VI Grammar School, LouthKing Edward VI Grammar School is one of many Grammar schools in the United Kingdom.-Admissions:Students who wish to attend the school must take and pass a test called the Eleven Plus. It is situated in Louth, which is a small market town in Lincolnshire...
, where his name is adorned upon a tablet in the school's 'Edward Street Hall'. A cast iron bust of him also stands within the school's canteen. - Stuart StoreyStuart StoreyStuart Storey is a British sports commentator and former 110m hurdler.-Early life:He grew up in Holbeach, later helping to coach fellow Holbeachian Geoff Capes at Holbeach Athletics Club. He was educated at Spalding Grammar School...
- BBC sports commentator. - Alfred Lord Tennyson was born in SomersbySomersby, LincolnshireSomersby is a village in the parish of Greetham with Somersby in the Lincolnshire Wolds, northwest of Spilsby and eastnortheast of Horncastle. The parish covers about .- History :...
, between Louth and Horncastle, and was educated at King Edward VI Grammar SchoolKing Edward VI Grammar School, LouthKing Edward VI Grammar School is one of many Grammar schools in the United Kingdom.-Admissions:Students who wish to attend the school must take and pass a test called the Eleven Plus. It is situated in Louth, which is a small market town in Lincolnshire...
. - Graham WinteringhamGraham WinteringhamGraham Winteringham is an English architect who was born in Louth, Lincolnshire. Winteringham's work has consisted either of public buildings or the restoration of historic buildings.-Early life:...
, architect, was born in Louth. - Robert WyattRobert WyattRobert Wyatt is an English musician, and founding member of the influential Canterbury scene band Soft Machine, with a long and distinguished solo career...
, English musicianMusicianA musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
and former member of Soft MachineSoft MachineSoft Machine were an English rock band from Canterbury, named after the book The Soft Machine by William S. Burroughs. They were one of the central bands in the Canterbury scene, and helped pioneer the progressive rock genre...
, now lives in Louth.
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