Grantham: Lincolnshire Market Town That Produced a Prime Minister and Isaac Newton
Grantham has two famous former residents, and they could hardly be more different. Isaac Newton attended the King's School on Brook Street in the 1650s, and a statue of him stands outside the Guildhall. Margaret Thatcher was born above her father's grocery shop on North Parade in 1925. The shop is now a chiropractic clinic. The town has a population of about 44,000 and sits on the River Witham in South Kesteven, Lincolnshire. St Wulfram's Church has a 282-foot spire, one of the tallest parish church spires in England, and it dominates the approach from every direction. The Angel and Royal on High Street claims to be one of the oldest coaching inns in England, and both King John and Richard III stayed there.
Grantham's position on the A1 and the East Coast Main Line makes it unexpectedly well connected. Trains to London King's Cross take about 70 minutes. The town has benefited from logistics investment, with large distribution centres along the A1 corridor. The Grantham Canal, currently being restored, once connected the town to the Trent at Nottingham. Belton House, the National Trust property three miles northeast, is one of the finest Restoration country houses in England. For those considering adult companionship in south Lincolnshire, Grantham is the principal town in the area, with Nottingham and Peterborough the nearest larger cities.
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Grantham has two famous former residents, and they could hardly be more different. Isaac Newton attended the King's School on Brook Street in the 1650s, and a statue of him stands outside the Guildhall. Margaret Thatcher was born above her father's grocery shop on North Parade in 1925. The shop is now a chiropractic clinic. The town has a population of about 44,000 and sits on the River Witham in South Kesteven, Lincolnshire. St Wulfram's Church has a 282-foot spire, one of the tallest parish church spires in England, and it dominates the approach from every direction. The Angel and Royal on High Street claims to be one of the oldest coaching inns in England, and both King John and Richard III stayed there.
Grantham's position on the A1 and the East Coast Main Line makes it unexpectedly well connected. Trains to London King's Cross take about 70 minutes. The town has benefited from logistics investment, with large distribution centres along the A1 corridor. The Grantham Canal, currently being restored, once connected the town to the Trent at Nottingham. Belton House, the National Trust property three miles northeast, is one of the finest Restoration country houses in England. For those considering adult companionship in south Lincolnshire, Grantham is the principal town in the area, with Nottingham and Peterborough the nearest larger cities.
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