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informing you of whom to contact for the key. ROUND AND ABOUT District ...the highpoint of STREET MAP Follow the footpath to the left of the church, which will bring MARKET RASEN you out into George Street. Turn left, back towards the Festival Hall car park where your walk began. Hall Farm Park Gate of India Tel: 01652 678822 Almshouses This brings you to the end of the trail. We hope 5 King Street, Market Rasen www.hallfarmpark.co.uk Award-winning Indian restaurant you enjoyed walking around this traditional market town and for overall excellence in quality RASE LANE High Ropes Adventure that you visit again very soon and service. Road Tel: 01673 844366 ROAD CAISTOR Rope challenge, fun and Festival GEORGE ST. Hall adventure courses, including Jossals CHURCH MILL archery, for individuals and

WATERLOO STREET 7 Queen Street, Inset L/R Market Rasen Parish Church | Walesby Landscape groups - Tel: 01673 84272440 Market Rasen CHURCH ST. www.highropesadventure.com Market Coffee shop serves Pl. Corn Exchange MARKET RASEN RACECOURSE tea, coffee, snacks and homemade Market Rasen cakes whilst evening bistro has DEAR STREET 9 Hole Pay and Play iable for any inaccuracy contained herein. both bar snacks and a la QUEEN STREET Legsby Road, Market Rasen MILL ST The Racecourse, carte menu. Tel: 01673 844221 Tel: 01673 843434 Tourist Information Available

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I Station L Toilets N situated on Special Edition chocolates W J H Starbucks Willingham Hall E L 9 Union Street, L Racecourse Legsby road, is Wide variety of tasty chocolates R Market Rasen O & Willingham A and Great Taste Award Winner D JOHN STREET Woods A family run bakery well known far 2002 for Bailey’s truffles. since 1925 producing CHAPEL STREETUNION STREET Walk through the Co-op car park, passing the ‘new’ public toilets, Shop open Mon-Fri 8.30-4.30, a wide variety of traditional and George Tennyson, grandfather of Alfred, and wide for weekends by appointment continental breads and cakes. Methodist and head through the alleyway to the Market Place. To the left Tel: 01673 844073 Church Take away service – filled rolls, lived in Market Rasen from 1774 until the of the Market Place is the old town water pump, once used for both its charm hot and cold drinks. Library St Thomas Church Tel: 01673 843483 collecting water. To the north of the Market Place is the church Market Rasen Railway Station 1790s. He had a successful business as an and friendly welcome to racegoers. Map not to scale and churchyard. The churchyard and Market Place seem to have See porch notice board Square Café Bar Walkabout Footpath attorney acquiring much local land with for opening times. 14 Market Place been laid out at the same time. In earlier days, Sunday was market Tel: 01673 843424 for Rectory Tel: 01673 844885 Market Rasen the money he made. Later in his life, whilst day. It was changed to Tuesday in 1219. The market was formerly Enclosures include the economy enclosure “Silver Ring”, Willingham Woods Wold View Tea Room, much bigger until about 1800 when buildings were put on the the “Tattershalls” and the more exclusive “Members Contact West Lindsey District Bully Hill Top, living in Tealby and , he made a Council Tourism Unit for walking west side, but the lord of the manor no doubt got more rent by Enclosure” (visitors are able to become a member for the Tel: 01673 838226 visit to the town daily. and cycling route cards. www.woldviewhouse.co.uk allowing building here! Nowadays, there is a regular market and day.) Children under 16 are admitted free of charge and Tel: 01427 676666 West Lindsey District Council www.willinghamwoods.com on Tuesdays, a monthly Farmers’ market, and an annual Willingham Fayre The Tourism Development Unit for the younger ones there is a free crèche every Saturday Continue along King Street passing the Gate of India restaurant Gardeners’ Fair and Food Fair, among other events. Ashgrove Farm, Guildhall, Marshall’s Yard, Gainsborough and Bank Holiday meeting. WHERE TO EAT until you come to Dear Street on the left. Turn left into Dear Ice cream parlour Lincolnshire DN21 2NA IN MARKET RASEN Street and continue to Kilnwell Road. It was somewhere around Cross the Market Place, to the Parish Church – The church is and café on the edge of the T. (01427) 676666 F. (01427) 675170 woods serving homemade here that William Storre, a former vicar, was murdered in Extra facilities include a 9-hole Pay e. [email protected] dedicated to St Thomas the Apostle. The earliest feature is the Albion Tea Shop luxury dairy ice cream, light www.west-lindsey.gov.uk September 1602. The Magistrates’ Court on the corner with its Norman southern doorway. It is not in its original position and 41 Queen Street, snacks and lunches. and Play Golf Course, open to Tel: 01673 838288 ornate door was built in 1849. Market Rasen was probably moved at the time the south aisle was added. The everyone, and a Caravan Club Tel: 01673 844777 www.willinghamfayre.co.uk West Lindsey District Council is extremely church was heavily restored by in 1862. A tablet tells grateful for the co-operation of Market Rasen Follow Kilnwell Road and, at the crossroads, turn left into Development Trust for their support with this project. of James Walter who died in 1845 after having been a vicar here registered park open from Easter to John Street – the oldest side street in the town and therefore Photographs courtesy of: West Lindsey District Council for fifty-two years. Both he and his wife were cousins of the author, the beginning of October. Free walking and cycling routes available from West Lindsey Lincolnshire County Council, Ken Bridger & much narrower then the others. In the past, there was a brewery, Jane Austin. The church is only open certain times of the day. District Council Tourism Unit. Tel: 01427 676666∑ Market Rasen Racecourse. a breeches marker and a candle factory in the street. However, information can be found in the porch of the church VISIT

©WLDC January 2008 of this leaflet, but West Lindsey District Council shall not be l DISCLAIMER Great care has been taken in the compilation WHERE TO FIND US INTRODUCTION

This small town stands on the edge of the Wolds in the eastern GLASGOW part of West Lindsey and on the direct route from Lincoln to For a detailed street map . It is thought that the name 'Rasen', derived from

of Market Rasen please Newcastle 'Rase', the Anglo-Saxon word meaning 'planks', perhaps referred refer to the back page. Durham A1(M) more specifically to a plank bridge, which would have been

A1 York Hull used to cross the river. M63 M18 M62 HUMBERSIDE M180 MANCHESTER Lincoln Nottingham Market Rasen, previously known as East Rasen, was the smallest Inset L/R The Almshouses | Cricket Field | Church Entrance | Market Place Stamford BRIDGE HULL Norwich of the three Rasens in area and also in population for a long BIRMINGHAM Cambridge SOUTH HUMBERSIDE STANSTEAD INTERNATIONAL Harwich period. It became known as Market Rasen due to its growth as YORKSHIRE AIRPORT M25 GRIMSBY ROTTERDAM HEATHROW Sheerness the commercial centre of the area. Tudor records show that ZEEBRUGGE GATWICK CAISTOR Dover tanning was an important industry at this time; and the discovery GAINSBOROUGH WEST LINDSEY WALKABOUT MARKET RASEN DIRECTIONS REGENERATION MARKET RASEN LOUTH of kiln sites within the town boundary verify archaeological evidence that a local Romano-British pottery industry A1 LINCOLN once existed. NEWARK LINCOLNSHIRE

SLEAFORD BOSTON The town expanded in the late 1700s as Market Rasen Walkabout is designed Turn around and take Rase Lane on your right until you reach of one of the two water mills mentioned in the Doomsday Book. Turn right into Waterloo Street - the name of the road gives

A180 local agriculture began to prosper and the cricket field. Pass through the kissing gate – created by a local In earlier times, the Lord of the Manor had his own mill and all some indication of when it was built and reminds us that B1211 to take you around sites and places of A1 SPALDING “Copenhagen”, the horse, which Wellington rode at Waterloo, was LEICESTERSHIRE B1210 transport links to Market Rasen began blacksmith as part of the Market Rasen Regeneration of 2003. You the corn had to be ground here. Mill dams were known for causing NORFOLK A18 to improve, particularly when the interest within the town. Along the way, will see that the gate has emblems representing cricket, such as flooding. Something of this sort happened in 1434, and records possibly born at Rasen. The uninterrupted view southwards along STAMFORD CAMBRIDGESHIRE Bigby railway through Rasen was there will be various places for you to ducks and stumps. Skirt the edge of the cricket field, following the indicate that it may have been at Church Mill. the length of Waterloo Street and Union Street reveals the majestic A1084 Searby A1173 opened in 1848. From about , picking up the footpath in the far corner. Follow until appearance of the Methodist Church with its imposing pediment B1434 Swallow stop off and eat, or just sit down and portico. It was rebuilt in 1863 so that it could be clearly seen at A46 1880, Market Rasen changed you reach the stiled bridge. Cross over this, following the footpath Continue a short way along George Street and turn left into CAISTOR Scotton the end Union Street. Rothwell little with almost no across meadows until you reach Gainsborough Road. Church Street. Looking down Church Street on the right you can A159 enjoy the surroundings. South Kelsey Nettleton Northorpe A46 Thorganby Laughton B1205 increase in population, and see Sheffield Manor. In the 14th Century, the Manor of Market East B1205 North Walk along the length of Waterloo Street to the junction and River TrentStockwith Claxby few new buildings were The walk will commence from the Festival Hall car park accessed Turn left and walk along Gainsborough Road until you reach a Rasen was divided into three and one section came to the Sheffield Osgodby Morton A15 Bishop Walesby turn right into Queen Street – the town’s main shopping street. A159 B1398 Norton Corringham Hemswell built until quite recently. from George Street. Leave the car park by the entrance into colourfully painted town house on your left opposite the ‘Gate family. Sheffield Manor was occupied by Zephaniah Barton, doctor A631 Tealby Cliff A631 B1203 Queen Street is lined with mainly Georgian and Victorian buildings George Street and turn left. The Almshouses can be found just of India’ award-winning restaurant. Turn left here back to the to and friends of the Tennyson family. Over the road, in the south- Harpswell MARKET RASEN This is why it still has much A631 GAINSBOROUGH Glentworth Middle A631 North Willingham which vary considerably in style and function. Collectively, they Lea Upton Rasen by Spital A46 Linwood of the character of an old over the Church Bridge on the left – more correctly known as the Festival Hall Car Park. west corner of the churchyard, you will find the interesting Barton B1241 Kexby B1202 B1398 Legsby create a strong market town character and include several

A156 Park world market town. Most of “Hospital of Sir George St Paule Knight and Baronet”. Sir George family monument. The monument includes Zephaniah himself Ingham listed buildings. Stow Holton cum died in 1613 and the hospital was built in 1626 from money he Once again, leave by the entrance to the car park into George and a girl who was killed in an early steamship sinking. Back to Marton A1500 the shops are still locally- Sturton by Beckering Stow Welton left in his Will. In 1822, at the time when all the cottages were Street, this time turning right. Cross over the road where you will Church Street, on the left is a group of four terraced houses. These B1399 owned businesses, from the On your right you will pass Jossals Bistro, converted from the North A46 Fenton B1241 Carlton B1398 A158 A15 thatched, one of the cottages caught fire causing much destruction. see the River Basin - a popular place to stop and feed the ducks, and replace the house, which was the birthplace of John Connolly, the butcher and baker to the Laughterton A156 former Town Post Office. You can see one of the post boxes inside A57 A57 A158 A1133 Burton Fossdyke electrical goods and The occupants lost all of their possessions and William Thompson Church Mill in front of you – an impressive building displaying plain pioneer for the improvement in the treatment for the insane. Newton Navigation Reepham the Tourist Information room. Why not stop off for a bite to eat on Trent Fiskerton was “burnt to a cinder”. The cottages were restored very well and but functional Victorian industrial architecture. Church Mill is often John’s mother was a cousin of George Tennyson. At the end of B1202 computer shop. here and enjoy the relaxed atmosphere. Next is the Corn Exchange, LINCOLN Bardney it is clear that most of the brickwork is original. Church Bridge referred to locally as Hill’s Mill as the Hill family, still present in the the street on the right hand side was once the warehouse of erected in 1854. Note the sheaf of wheat carved on the keystone B1190

Southrey was built in 1835, although the pillar and railings on the east side town, once owned it. Built in 1830, it was in all probability the site Thomas Glew, a former corn merchant. It has now been converted above the doorway. Pass the Market Place on the right and continue have been restored. into town dwellings known as Granary Court. into King Street.