Gainsborough, Lincolnshire

Gainsborough
Town and inland port
Gainsborough waterfront and the River Trent
Gainsborough is located in Lincolnshire
Gainsborough
Gainsborough
Location within Lincolnshire
Population22,841 (2017 estimate)
OS grid referenceSK815901
• London135 mi (217 km) S
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGAINSBOROUGH
Postcode districtDN21
Dialling code01427
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Lincolnshire
53°24′06″N 0°46′24″W / 53.4016°N 0.7732°W / 53.4016; -0.7732
All Saints Church, Gainsborough
Gainsborough Old Hall
Gladstone Street, Gainsborough

Gainsborough is a market town, inland port and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population was 20,842 at the 2011 census,[1] and estimated at 23,243 in 2019.[2] It lies on the east bank of the River Trent, 18 miles (29 km) north-west of Lincoln, 16 miles (26 km) south-west of Scunthorpe, 20 miles south-east of Doncaster and 39 miles (63 km) east of Sheffield. It is England's furthest inland port at over 55 miles (89 km) from the North Sea.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Gainsborough Built-up area (E34004397)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  2. ^ City Population. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Ports.org.uk/ Gainsborough". ports.org.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Gainsborough's Port and River Memories". G & D H A. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  5. ^ "The Trent at Gainsborough". graville.com. Retrieved 8 January 2022.

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