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The Historical and Cultural Importance of Bolingbroke Castle

The Historical and Cultural Importance of Bolingbroke Castle

Explore the rich history of Bolingbroke Castle, a treasured landmark in Lincolnshire.

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Spilsby set to celebrate Franklin Week

Spilsby is set the celebrate its most famous son – Sir John Franklin – with a week of celebration.

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Secrets behind bones found in Lincolnshire garden revealed

Bones unearthed in the village of Stickney are thought to be up to 200 years…

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Remains of Anglo-Saxon cemetery discovered near Spilsby

Archaeologists from the University of Sheffield have uncovered a previously unknown Anglo-Saxon cemetery near Spilsby.…

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RAF Spilsby to hold special 70th anniversary memorial service

This Thursday will mark 70 years since the Bomb Dump Explosion which took the lives…

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One of Sir John Franklin’s missing ships is found in the Canadian Arctic

One of Lincolnshire explorer Sir John Franklin’s two ships which vanished in the Arctic more…

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Local history group is hoping to find the history of a war memorial

Stickford Local History Group is set to research the war memorial in the village after…

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Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre’s Fred Panton dies

One of the brothers behind the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre at East Kirkby has died.…

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Lincoln WWI tank monument: Memorial built near first factory

A life-size tribute to the world’s first military tank has been installed on a roundabout…

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Lancaster Wreckage From Spilsby Bomber Found In Germany

Wreckage of a Lancaster bomber never to return to its base at RAF Spilsby has…

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Lancaster bomber to miss most of 2015 season

The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight which had to make an emergency landing after one…

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Can You Help Cindy?

Cindy Nicolle has ancestors who lived around Spilsby. She knows their surnames, but is trying…

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