66-640: The Stamford Mercury (also the Lincoln, Rutland and Stamford Mercury , the Rutland and Stamford Mercury , and the Rutland Mercury ) based in Stamford , Lincolnshire , England , claims to be "Britain's oldest continuously published newspaper title", although this is disputed by Berrow's Worcester Journal which was established in 1690. The Mercury has been published since 1712 but its masthead formerly claimed it
132-526: A quadripoint where four ceremonial counties – Rutland, Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire – would meet at a point but the location actually has two tripoints some 20 metres (22 yd) apart. The River Welland forms the border between two historic counties: Lincolnshire to the north and Soke of Peterborough in Northamptonshire to the south. In 1991, the boundary between Lincolnshire and Rutland (then part of Leicestershire ) in
198-694: A borough. The Anglo-Saxons and Danes faced each other across the river. The town had grown as a Danish settlement at the lowest point that the Welland could be crossed by ford or bridge. Stamford was the only one of the Five Boroughs of the Danelaw not to become a county town . Initially a pottery centre making Stamford Ware , it had gained fame by the Middle Ages for its production of the woollen cloth known as Stamford cloth or haberget , which "In Henry III's reign...
264-481: A centre for the malting trade as the barley from nearby fenlands to the east and heathlands to the north and west could make its way more easily and cheaper to the town. The Great North Road passed through Stamford. It had always been a halting town for travellers; Henry VIII, Queen Elizabeth, James I and Charles I all passed through and it had been a post station for the postal service journey in Elizabeth's reign. By
330-642: A feature. The main shopping area was pedestrianised in the 1970s. Near Stamford (but in the historical Soke of Peterborough ) is Burghley House , an Elizabethan mansion, built by the First Minister of Elizabeth I , Sir William Cecil, later Lord Burghley . It is the ancestral seat of the Marquess of Exeter . The tomb of William Cecil is in St Martin's Church, Stamford. The parkland of the Burghley Estate adjoins
396-573: A gross cash consideration of £17 million. An edition of the Mercury from 22 May 1718 is the earliest newspaper in the British Library 's newspaper reading room, The Newsroom. The Mercury possesses the largest archive of any provincial newspaper. It contains over 15,000 newspapers and is complete from the middle of the 18th century. It also holds substantial numbers of annual volumes and individual copies prior to that, dating back to 1714. Since 2005,
462-686: A hospital ( Stamford and Rutland Hospital ), a large medical general practice, schools (some independent) and a further education college. Hospitality is provided by several hotels, licensed premises, restaurants, tea rooms and cafés. The licensed premises reflect the history of the town. The George Hotel , Lord Burghley , William Cecil , Danish Invader and Jolly Brewer are among nearly 30 premises serving real ale . Surrounding villages and Rutland Water provide other venues and employment opportunities, as do several annual events at Burghley House. The town centre's major retail and service sector has many independent boutique stores and draws shoppers from
528-680: A result the fortress surrendered peacefully to Aethelflaed's troops. Relieved of English rule by King Olaf of York in 941, the King of the English , Edmund I besieged the Viking army at Leicester the same year. Olaf and his advisor Wulfstan I, Archbishop of York , both escaped and the siege was lifted after a peace negotiation ceded the Five Boroughs to the Kingdom of York. Jarl Orm, the likely ruler of Leicester at
594-492: A second burh on the opposite side of the Trent in 920 to further fortify the area from Danish attack. Saxon Nottingham was known to have covered about 39 acres, which may have put the burh at c. 1300 hides. The West Saxon Ealdorman Aethelnoth invaded the area around Stamford in the summer of 894, but the town was not besieged and Danish rule remained unaffected. The end came when King Edward assaulted Stamford in late May 918 and
660-519: A similar manner. These Danes often acted in alliance with those of the Five Boroughs and the Danish King of East Anglia. First recorded invading newly ceded Mercian territories with their allies in 913, the Northampton Danes were initially very successful. However, on their return they were defeated by local Mercian forces near Luton , losing many horses and weapons. In December 914, their strength
726-512: A wide area. Several streets are traffic-free. Outlets include gift shops, eateries, men's and women's outfitters, shoe shops, florists, hairdressers, beauty therapists and acupuncture and health-care services. Harrison & Dunn, Dawson of Stamford, the George Hotel and The Crown Arts Centre are other popular places. Stamford has several hotels, coffee shops and restaurants. Its branch of the national jeweller F. Hinds can trace its history back to
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#1732848583692792-622: A year later after suffering significantly from disease during their stay (leading to the discovery of a grave containing 245 bodies). Leicester became one of the more formidable Danish burhs; the local ruler combined his army with that of Northampton and raided the West Saxon territories of Bedfordshire and Oxfordshire in 913, and defied King Edward the Elder to besiege the West Saxon burh of Hertford . This provoked Aethelflaed to move her armies up to
858-506: Is based at Stamford Town Hall on St Mary's Hill, which was built in 1779. Stamford was an ancient borough . The original borough was entirely on the north bank of the River Welland, which was historically the boundary between Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire . South of the river was Stamford Baron in Northamptonshire. The Stamford constituency was enlarged in 1832 to also include the built-up part of Stamford Baron. In 1836 Stamford
924-528: Is built on Middle Jurassic Lincolnshire limestone , with mudstones and sandstones. The area is known for limestone and slate quarries. Cream-coloured Collyweston stone slate is found on the roofs of many Stamford stone buildings. Stamford Stone in Barnack has quarries at Marholm and Holywell . Clipsham Stone has two quarries in Clipsham . In 1968, a specimen of the sauropod dinosaur Cetiosaurus oxoniensis
990-526: Is in Uffington Road. The Pick Motor Company was founded in Stamford in about 1898. A number of smaller firms — welders, printers and so forth — feature in collections of industrial units or more traditional premises in older, mixed-use parts of the town. Blackstone & Co was a farm implement and diesel engine manufacturing company. Stamford lies amidst some of England's richest farmland and close to
1056-575: The Capture of the Five Boroughs . For many years afterwards the Five Boroughs were a separate and well defined area of the country where rulers sought support from its leaders, including Swein Forkbeard who gained the submission of the Five Boroughs in 1013, before going on to attack London. In 1015 there is a unique reference to the 'Seven Boroughs', which might have been included Torksey and York. Following Danish conquest in 1016, Earl Sired succeeded to
1122-538: The 2024 election, Stamford formed part of the Grantham and Stamford constituency. Previous MPs include Gareth Davies , who won the seat at the 2019 General Election and Nick Boles . Stamford, on the bank of the River Welland , forms a south-westerly protrusion of Lincolnshire between Rutland to the north and west, Peterborough to the south, and Northamptonshire to the south-west. There have been mistaken claims of
1188-629: The Belmont transmitting station. Local publishers include Key Publishing (aviation) and the Bourne Publishing Group (pets). Old Glory , a specialist magazine for steam power and traction engines , was published in Stamford. Stamford was the first conservation area designated in England and Wales , under the Civic Amenities Act 1967. There are over 600 listed buildings in and around
1254-500: The Boneless and Halfdan Ragnarsson first occupied Nottingham in 868 and subsequently set up winter quarters there. Burgred and his West Saxon allies laid siege, but made peace and allowed the Vikings to retreat after little serious fighting in 869. Danish reoccupation and settlement began in 877, and lasted until the assault by King Edward of Wessex in the summer of 918. Edward constructed
1320-717: The Dissolution by 1539. Street names are indicative of their presence: Priory Street, Austin Street, etc. Monasteries Friaries At least five orders of Friars were established within the town of Stamford from the 13th century onwards. Hospitals By the early 1500s the wool and broadcloth industry in England, on which Stamford depended, had declined significantly. Stamford was sufficiently poor, financially and demographically, that in 1548 it had to amalgamate its eleven parishes into six and its population had reduced to 800. However, by
1386-662: The East Anglian Danes when they advanced to Tempsford and built a new fortress in July 917. From here, the joint army attempted to recover the recently fallen burh at Bedford, but were severely defeated and put to flight by the English garrison. The burh was occupied by the Edward's West Saxon army shortly afterwards. Cambridge was first occupied by the Danes under kings Guthrum , Osketel and Anwend in 875, whose armies took up quarters there over
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#17328485836921452-465: The Elder of Wessex during 916 and 917. The area was subsequently ruled by the Earls of Mercia until King Olaf of York reoccupied the five former Danish burhs following a major offensive in 941, perhaps assisted by local Danish leaders. Danish rule was not restored for long before King Edmund recovered the Five Boroughs in 942. It is at this time the Five Boroughs are first recorded in an English poem known as
1518-521: The Great Heathen Army drove King Burgred of Mercia into exile and conquered Mercia; the Vikings replaced the exiled Mercian king with King Ceolwulf II of Mercia . According to Alfred the Great 's biographer, Asser , the Vikings then split into two bands. Halfdan led one band north to Northumbria. The Vikings returned in 877 to partition Mercia: the west of the kingdom went to Ceolwulf II, whilst in
1584-614: The River Ouse . Thurketel then became Edward's client, until he permitted the Danish ruler to leave with his followers for France in the summer of 916. In July 917 the Danish East Anglian army advanced to Tempsford and launched an attack to recover Bedford. The Danish army was defeated and put to flight. It was later incorporated into the enlarged Earldom of East Anglia in the early 10th century. The Danes of Huntingdon were allies with
1650-626: The Roman legion Legio IX Hispana across the river. The Anglo-Saxons later chose Stamford as the main town, being on a larger river than the Gwash. The place-name Stamford is first attested in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle , where it appears as Steanford in 922 and Stanford in 942. It appears as Stanford in the Domesday Book of 1086. The name means "stony ford". In 972 King Edgar made Stamford
1716-528: The Stamford area was redrawn. It now mostly follows the A1 to the railway line. The conjoined parish of Wothorpe is in the city of Peterborough. Barnack Road is the Lincolnshire/Peterborough boundary where it borders St Martin's Without . The river downstream of the town bridge and some of the meadows fall within the drainage area of the Welland and Deepings Internal Drainage Board . Much of Stamford
1782-466: The Viking Kingdom of Jorvik (or York ) and operated their armies sometimes independently but often in alliance with the rulers of their neighbours. In addition to the Five Boroughs there were also a number of very large Danish settlements to the south, including Northampton and Bedford , which existed in a similar fashion. Old Norse: Djúra-bý . Although the area was settled by Danes from 877, it
1848-594: The archive has been in the care of the Stamford Mercury Archive Trust (www.smarchive.org.uk). The Trust received a grant of £305,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund to undertake a five-year conservation programme. The Trust set out to microfilm every known copy of the Stamford Mercury in existence. Access to the archive is free for personal research. A copy of the complete microfilm run of
1914-570: The area formerly occupied by the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Lindsey , where the Vikings had previously overwintered in the nearby fortress of Torksey in Lindsey from 873 to 874. Lincoln probably surrendered in 918 following the capitulation of all the Danish territories on the border of Mercia and Wessex. As a former Roman legionary town, the burh probably based its walls on the old fortress of 41 acres ( c. 1300 hides). The Viking army under Ivar
1980-465: The burh soon fell to the army of Wessex. Later that year Edward built a second burh on the south side of the River Welland . From Roffe, the ramparts of the northern burh might have been of approx 3100 ft ( c. 750 hides), and the Edwardian burh of around 2700 ft ( c. 650 hides). The following burhs were not part of the Five Boroughs, but were Danish settled towns with large armies and ruled in
2046-475: The clockmaker Joseph Hinds, who worked in Stamford in the first half of the 19th century. In the summer months, Stamford Meadows attract visitors. The town has stores, supermarkets, three builders' merchants and several other specialist trade outlets and skilled trades such as roofers, builders, tilers etc. There are two car showrooms and a number of car-related businesses. Local services include convenience stores, post offices, newsagents and take-aways. South of
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2112-540: The crusade led a pogrom , in which several of the Stamford Jews were killed, and the rest, who escaped with difficulty, were given refuge in the castle. Their houses, however, were plundered, and a great quantity of money was seized. Stamford's importance and wealth in the Middle Ages meant that a number of religious houses and hospitals were established in or near the town. The monasteries and friaries were all closed at
2178-454: The east the Five Boroughs began as the fortified burhs of five Danish armies who settled the area and established the Danelaw , the area where their native law and customs prevailed. Each of the Five Boroughs was ruled as a Danish jarldom , controlling lands around a fortified burh , which served as the centre of political power. The rulers were probably initially subject to their overlords in
2244-571: The enlarged Earldom of East Anglia under Æthelstan Half-King in the 930s. In 941, then in the hands of the Mercians, Northampton faced an unsuccessful siege by King Olaf of York. The 'army' of Northampton was still in existence in 984 when they were recorded witnessing the sale of land. The size of the Anglo-Danish burh at Northampton has been estimated to have ramparts 3,000 ft (910 m) in length (equivalent to c. 700 hides), making it one of
2310-465: The famous "double-cropping" land of parts of the fens. Agriculture still provides a small, but steady number of jobs in farming, agricultural machinery, distribution and ancillary services. The Stamford Mercury claims to be "Britain's oldest continuously published newspaper title". The Mercury has been published since 1712 but its masthead formerly claimed it was established in 1695 and still has "Britain's Oldest Newspaper". Local radio provision
2376-534: The former Brazenose College, Stamford, where Oxford secessionists lived and studied, now form part of Stamford School. Stamford has been hosting an annual fair since the Middle Ages . It is mentioned in Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 2 (Act 3, Scene 2). Held in mid-Lent, it is now the largest street fair in Lincolnshire and among the largest in the country. On 7 March 1190, men at the fair who were preparing to go on
2442-467: The fringes of Danish-occupied territory around Leicester in 914 and to construct a burh at Warwick . In July 917, as part of a three-pronged assault, the combined forces of Leicester and Northampton, and possibly Derby, laid siege to the Mercian burh at Towcester . Though isolated by the loss of Derby and Northampton later that year, the Mercian army returned in early 918 to ravage the local countryside, and as
2508-629: The late 8th century, and were largely of the "hit and run" variety. However, in 865 various Viking armies combined and landed in East Anglia , not to raid but to conquer the four Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England. The annals described the combined force as the " Great Heathen Army ". In 871, the Vikings' campaign was reinforced when the Great Summer Army arrived from Scandinavia . In 874, following their winter stay in Repton (in present-day Derbyshire),
2574-545: The later 17th century roads start to be used more for longer distance travelling. In 1663 an Act of Parliament was passed to set up turnpikes on the Great North Road, and this was to make a notable difference to Stamford's fortunes in the following century. During the English Civil War local loyalties were split. Thomas Hatcher MP was a Parliamentarian. Royalists used Wothorpe and Burghley as defensive positions. In
2640-495: The meadow beneath his castle. Some butchers came to part the combatants and one bull ran into the town. The earl mounted his horse and rode after the animal; he enjoyed the sport so much that he gave the meadow where the fight began to the butchers of Stamford, on condition that they continue to provide a bull to be run in the town every 13 November. The East Coast Main Line would have gone through Stamford, as an important postal town at
2706-477: The paper is available at Stamford Library. Stamford, Lincolnshire Stamford is a town and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire , England. The population at the 2011 census was 19,701 and estimated at 20,645 in 2019. The town has 17th- and 18th-century stone buildings, older timber-framed buildings and five medieval parish churches. It is a frequent film location. In 2013 it
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2772-416: The second half of the 17th century, after almost 150 years of stagnation, the population started to increase. As Stamford emerged into the 17th century, leather and fibre working (in the widest sense; weavers, ropers and tailors) were the main activities along with wood and stone working. In the 1660s the various efforts to make the River Welland navigable again were finally successful. Stamford then became
2838-525: The sinister side chequy Or and Azure . The three lions are the English royal arms , granted to the town by Edward IV for its part in the "Lincolnshire Uprising". The blue and gold chequers are the arms of the De Warenne family , which held the manor here in the 13th century. Stamford belongs to the parliamentary constituency of Rutland and Stamford . The current MP is Alicia Kearns ( Conservative ). Prior to
2904-510: The smaller Danish burhs. The Danish burh was first under threat from the advance of the West Saxon army in 914. In November that year Bedford was surrounded in a pincer movement by Edward, and the ruling Jarl Thurketel submitted with all of his followers. Edward returned in November 915 to the Danish-held fortress, this time taking direct control of it and building a second burh on the south bank of
2970-496: The summer of 1643 the Royalists were besieged at Burghley on 24 July after a defeat at Peterborough on 19 July. The army of Viscount Campden was heavily outnumbered and surrendered the following day. For over 600 years Stamford was the site of the Stamford bull run , held annually on 13 November, St Brice 's day, until 1839. Local tradition says it began after William de Warenne, 5th Earl of Surrey had seen two bulls fighting in
3036-529: The time (and who attested charters between 930 and 958 ) married his daughter Aldgyth to King Olaf later that year to cement the alliance. The burh might have made use of the walls of the Roman Leicester ( Ratae Corieltauvorum ), of approx 7,800 ft (2,400 m) ( c. 1900 hides). The burh at Lincoln guarded the route between Wessex and York , and was protected from much of the Anglo-Danish fighting due to its isolated location. The Lincoln Danes settled
3102-564: The time, but resistance led to routing it instead through Peterborough , whose importance and size increased at Stamford's expense. During the Second World War, the area round Stamford contained several military sites, including RAF station, airborne encampments and a prisoner-of-war camp . Within the town, Rock House held the headquarters of Stanisław Sosabowski and the staff of the Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade . A memorial plaque
3168-494: The town and Spalding , which provides the NOW Peterborough 12D multiplex (BBC Radio Cambridgeshire and Heart East). Local news and television programmes are provided by BBC East Midlands and ITV Central . Stamford has a lower-power television relay transmitter, due to it being in a valley, which takes its transmission from Waltham , not Belmont . BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire and ITV Yorkshire can be received from
3234-557: The town is RAF Wittering , a main employer which was until 2011 the home of the Harrier . The base opened in 1916 as RFC Stamford. It closed in 1919, but reopened in 1924 under its present name. The engineering company, largely closed since June 2018, is Cummins Generator Technologies (formerly Newage Lyon, then Newage International), a maker of electrical generators in Barnack Road. C & G Concrete (now part of Breedon Aggregates)
3300-696: The town on two sides. Another country house near Stamford, Tolethorpe Hall , hosts outdoor theatre productions by the Stamford Shakespeare Company . Five Boroughs of the Danelaw The Five Boroughs or The Five Boroughs of the Danelaw were the five main towns of Danish Mercia (what is now the East Midlands ) under the Danelaw . These were Derby , Leicester , Lincoln , Nottingham and Stamford . The first four later became county towns . Viking raids on England began in
3366-629: The town. Significant unlisted properties include the Corn Exchange in Broad Street which was completed in 1859. The Industrial Revolution left Stamford largely untouched. Much of the centre was built in the 17th and 18th centuries in Jacobean or Georgian style. It is marked by streets of timber-framed and stone buildings using local limestone and by little shops tucked down back alleys. Several former coaching inns survive, their large doorways being
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#17328485836923432-476: The university, left Oxford to found a rival college at Stamford . Oxford and Cambridge universities petitioned Edward III , and the King ordered the closure of the college and the return of the students to Oxford. MA students at Oxford were obliged to take an oath: "You shall also swear that you will not read lectures, or hear them read, at Stamford, as in a University study, or college general." This remained in force until 1827. The site and limited remains of
3498-502: The upper tier authority. Local government was reformed again in 1974, when Kesteven County Council was replaced by Lincolnshire County Council, and the borough of Stamford was abolished, with district-level functions passing to the new South Kesteven District Council. Stamford Town Council was established as a successor parish council in 1974, covering the area of the former borough. Stamford's town council has arms: Per pale dexter side Gules three Lions passant guardant in pale Or and
3564-422: The weakened burh, and successfully assaulted the town in July 917; the whole region subsequently being annexed into English Mercia. The Danes might well have established their military headquarters on the former Roman fort of Derventio . This 6-acre (24,000 m ) rectangular fort would have given the burh the equivalent of c. 500 hides. The Vikings had camped at nearby Repton in 874, and had abandoned it
3630-412: The winter. In 911 it was first threatened by Edward, who built an opposing burh at Hertford . With the fall of Huntingdon, it left Cambridge the last independent host on which Danish East Anglia could rely, however the tide had turned and the Danes of Cambridge submitted to Edward in late 917. Danish rule of the Five Boroughs was lost following the English reconquests under Æthelflæd of Mercia and Edward
3696-409: Was built about 1075 and apparently demolished in 1484. The site stood derelict until the late 20th century, when it was built over and now includes a bus station and a modern housing development. A small part of the curtain wall survives at the junction of Castle Dyke and Bath Row. In 1333–1334, a group of students and tutors from Merton College and Brasenose Hall , dissatisfied with conditions at
3762-451: Was established in 1695 and still has "Britain's Oldest Newspaper". Three editions (Stamford and The Deepings , Rutland , and Bourne ) are published every Friday. The ABC circulation figure in 2011 was 16,675. Stamford Mercury Limited was acquired by Westminster Press Provincial Newspapers in 1929 and divested to the East Midland Allied Press for £57,500 in 1951. From 1980, it was merged into EMAP Provincial Newspapers and from 1985, it
3828-531: Was found in the Williamson Cliffe Quarry, close to Great Casterton in adjacent Rutland . Some 15 metres (49 ft) long, it is about 170 million years old, from the Aalenian or Bajocian era of the Jurassic period. It is one of the most complete dinosaur skeletons found in the UK and was installed in 1975 in the Leicester Museum & Art Gallery . Tourism is important to Stamford's economy, as are professional law and accountancy firms. Health, education and other public-service employers also feature, notably
3894-417: Was further depleted when a number of Northampton Danes submitted to Edward at Bedford. With the loss of Derby and East Anglia and the advance of King Edward, their ruler, Jarl Thurferth, and the men of Northampton and Cambridge submitted to the West Saxons in 917. Thurferth remained the client ruler, and attested four charters of King Æthelstan dated between 930 and 934. Northampton was later incorporated in
3960-428: Was not under English threat until 913 when Lady Aethelflaed of Mercia campaigned deep into Danish territory and established a burh at nearby Tamworth . In 917 Aethelflaed launched her first offensive foray and selected the fortress at Derby as her target. At that time the local ruler had probably joined with the armies from Northampton and Leicester in a number of raids to attack Mercia. Aethelflaed took advantage of
4026-401: Was rated a top place to live in a survey by The Sunday Times . Its name has been passed on to Stamford, Connecticut , founded in 1641. The Romans built Ermine Street across what is now Burghley Park and forded the River Welland to the west of Stamford, eventually reaching Lincoln . They also built a town to the north at Great Casterton on the River Gwash . In 61 CE Boudica followed
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#17328485836924092-469: Was reformed to become a municipal borough , at which point the municipal boundaries were adjusted to match the recently enlarged constituency. After 1836 the borough therefore straddled Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire. When elected county councils were established in 1889 boroughs were no longer allowed to straddle county boundaries, and so the parts of the borough south of the river were transferred to Lincolnshire, with Kesteven County Council serving as
4158-491: Was reorganised into Welland Valley Newspapers. In 1996, EMAP divested 69 newspapers including the Stamford Mercury to Johnston Press in a deal worth £211 million. In 2007, the Welland Valley stable transferred to fellow group company, East Midlands Newspapers. In 2017, the Mercury along with 12 other publishing titles and associated websites in East Anglia and the East Midlands transferred to Johnston Publishing East Anglia pending disposal of that company to Iliffe Media for
4224-512: Was shared between Peterborough's Heart East (102.7 – Heart Peterborough closed in July 2010) and Greatest Hits Radio Midlands (formerly Rutland Radio ) (a 97.4 transmitter on Little Casterton Road) from Oakham . Since March 2021, Rutland and Stamford Sound has been providing a locally based service via the internet. Other stations include BBC Radio Cambridgeshire (95.7 from Peterborough ), and BBC Radio Lincolnshire (94.9). NOW Digital broadcasts from an East Casterton transmitter covering
4290-653: Was unveiled there in 2004. A 2,000lb bomb was dropped on St Leonard St on 31 October 1940, which never exploded. 1,000 people were evacuated, until 3 November 1940. Stamford Museum occupied a Victorian building in Broad Street from 1980 until June 2011, when it succumbed to Lincolnshire County Council budget cuts. Some exhibits have been moved to a "Discover Stamford" space at the town library and to Stamford Town Hall . There are three tiers of local government covering Stamford, at parish (town), district and county level: Stamford Town Council, South Kesteven District Council , and Lincolnshire County Council . The town council
4356-399: Was well known in Venice." Stamford was a walled town, but only a small portion of the wall remains. Stamford became an inland port on the Great North Road , the latter superseding Ermine Street in importance. Notable buildings in the town include the medieval Browne's Hospital , several churches and the buildings of Stamford School , a public school founded in 1532. A Norman castle
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