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A market square (also known as a market place) is a square meant for trading, in which a market is held. [1] It is an important feature of many towns and cities around the world. [ 2 ] A market square is an open area where market stalls are traditionally set out for trading, commonly on one particular day of the week known as market day .
Stamford is a town and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England.The population at the 2011 census was 19,701 [3] and estimated at 20,645 in 2019. [4]
Market Deeping is a market town and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, on the north bank of the River Welland and the A15 road. The population of the town at the 2011 census was 6,008.
The Sheep Fair is still the biggest social event of the year. [30] The 2013 event was the 775th, and attracted a very large crowd. The traditional auction of sheep was held on the Monday. [31] [32] [33] The village is served by bus routes 303 to Bourne, [34] and Route 4 to Stamford or Grantham. [35]
The market benefited from a modest stone covering, designed by the Rev. Henry de Foe Baker, which was erected on the north side of the street, adjacent to Browne's Hospital, in 1839. [2] In the mid-19th century, a group of local businessmen decided to form a private company, known as the "Stamford Corn Market Company", to finance and commission ...
There are numerous memorial tablets adorning the inside of the church including one commemorating Tobie Norris (d. 1626) after whom a Stamford pub is named and Blanche, Lady Wake (d. 1379). In the south aisle, there is a Hugh Arnold stained glass window (1909) to the memory of architect John Charles Traylen.
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The festival was held on the riverside meadows of the River Welland for 10 years from 2001 to 2010. Previously the event had run occasionally as Rock on the Meadows and Music on the Meadows (the first event was in 1980), while another iteration was called Rock on the Rec, which was held on Stamford's Recreation Ground - the first Rock on the Rec took place on 30 June 1990 and was headlined by ...