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Also known as Horncastle, Lincolnshire

Horncastle is a market town and civil parish in the East Lindsey district in Lincolnshire, England. It is east of Lincoln. Its population was 6,815 at the 2011 census, growing to an estimated 7,123 in 2019 and recorded as 7,291 in the 2021 census. A section of the ancient Roman walls remains.

Key facts

UK place.country
England
UK place.official_name
Horncastle
UK place.static_image_width
200
UK place.area_total_km2
5.73
UK place.population
7,291
UK place.population_ref
(2021)
UK place.civil_parish
Horncastle
UK place.shire_district
East Lindsey
UK place.shire_county
Lincolnshire
UK place.region
East Midlands
UK place.constituency_westminster
Louth and Horncastle
UK place.post_town
HORNCASTLE
UK place.postcode_district
LN9
UK place.postcode_area
LN
UK place.dial_code
01507
UK place.os_grid_reference
TF2669
UK place.london_distance_mi
115
UK place.london_direction
S

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Population
6815
Area
5.73
Image
St.Mary's church, Horncastle, Lincs. - geograph.org.uk - 65330.jpg
Dialing code
01507
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OS grid reference
TF2669
Commons category
Horncastle, Lincolnshire
postal code
LN9
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34 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Romans
  • Domesday Book
  • Church
  • English Civil War
  • Blood sports
  • Market and horse fair
  • Notable buildings
  • Population
  • Geography
  • Demographics
  • Economy
  • Governance
  • Politics
  • Education
  • Primary schooling
  • Secondary schooling
  • Colleges
  • Transport
  • Roads
  • Railway
  • Waterways
  • Media
  • Sport
  • Field games
  • Court games
  • Floods
  • Twin town
  • Tourism
  • Walking Tours
  • Outdoor Activities
  • Notable people
  • References
  • External links

Horncastle is a market town and civil parish in the East Lindsey district in Lincolnshire, England. It is east of Lincoln. Its population was 6,815 at the 2011 census, growing to an estimated 7,123 in 2019 and recorded as 7,291 in the 2021 census. A section of the ancient Roman walls remains.

==History== ===Romans=== Although fortified, Horncastle was not on any important Roman roads, which suggests that the River Bain was the principal route of access to it.

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