Lovely lincolnshire

Although it regularly ranks among the best places to live in the UK, the pretty market town of Stamford, in Lincolnshire, is also a great place to visit. Thanks to its idyllic scenery and charming Geo

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Somehow, it isn’t hard to imagine the scene of battle here, even on a sultry July morning when only the distant growl of a motorbike interrupts the crooning of collared doves. Perhaps it is the quiet.