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The Market Place, Grantham, Lincolnshire

Grantham Grantham is a market town in southern Lincolnshire, in Kesteven, of which it is the main town. Grantham bestrides the main routes north and south on the east side of the land, from London to Edinburgh, the historic Great North Road (the Roman Ermine street and now the A1), the East Coast Main Line railway and the River Witham. Grantham stands on the Witham downstream of the city of Lincoln 26 miles to the north. The town lies in the low lands of Lincolnshire, west of the Lincoln Edge, so rises of ground are known. The old Great North Road cuts through the town but the A1 bypasses it to the west. The town is best known as the birthplace of late Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, whose father was had a shop in the town. On ennoblement Mrs Thatcher to took the title Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven after her birthplace. (Read more)