Louth, Lincolnshire

Louth is a market town in Lincolnshire, England. Known as the "capital of the Lincolnshire Wolds", it is situated where the ancient trackway Barton Street crosses the River Lud.

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Town - Lincolnshire - England - Lincolnshire Wolds - Barton Street - River Lud

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Much of the town centre is lined with brick buildings from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and the town's skyline is dominated by the Parish Church of St. James, the spire of which is 295 feet (89 metres) tall, reputedly the tallest parish church in the UK.

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Brick - Church - St. James - UK

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Historically, the town is most noted as the origin of the Lincolnshire Rising, the forerunner of Pilgrimage of Grace, in 1536.

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Lincolnshire Rising - Pilgrimage of Grace - 1536

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Louth's twin town is La Ferté-Bernard, close to Le Mans in Pays-de-la-Loire, France.

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Twin town - La Ferté-Bernard - Le Mans - Pays-de-la-Loire - France

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