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About Louth

Louth is a lively and interesting market town whose cattle have now been replaced with other industries and the good townspeople who for centuries were engaged in agriculture, are these days employed in business and commerce.

The towns most impressive feature is the Church of St.James, a truly magnificent church and one of the last great medieval Gothic masterpieces; it is noted for its fine spire, that rises majestcally to a height of 294ft, dating from the 16th-century it is one of the most famous spires in England and has pinnacles and flying buttresses. This astonishing church was rebuilt by local inhabitants in the 16th-century and James Fowler restored it in the 19th-century. The cool interior shows fine wood carving of the 19th-century, work which was carried out by local craftsmen.

Worthy of note is the fact that Louth was mentioned in the Domesday Book as an important market town. Latter years saw a young man called Alfred Tennyson attending Louth Grammar School from 1816 to 1820. Later, Tennyson had his first book of verse published in the town by J & J Jackson, book-sellers. It was a joint venture with his brother Charles and was called Poems by Two Brothers. It is said thet the brothers were paid £20 for their work, and doubtless this was riches in those days. Tennyson went on to eventually become a celebrated Poet Laureate.

The town played a major role in the 'wool' trade and the canal built in the 1770's was used to carry trade in and out of Louth, brought added prosperity to the town. A nearby inn - the Woolpack was used for storing wool as well as providing hospitality for the wealthy merchants. Many of the fine houses to be seen in the town belong to this period and apart from the Woolpack there are several other historic coaching inns. The Town Hall was refurbished in 1854 and remains a constant delight. The well worn slabs of the Market Hall date from mid 19th-century.

Early in the 20th-century 23 people were drowned in the floods when the River Lud burst its banks after heavy rainfall. The raging torrent swept many houses away and destroyed most of the town's bridges. There are stone tablets in James Street, Bridge Street and Eastgate that record the height of the flood-water. It was a tragic time and the town took time to recover.

This is a pleasant place that offers a great deal to interest the visitor. Louth is surrounded by beautiful open countryside and is close to a glorious coastline that has miles and miles of attractive bays and golden sandy beaches. It is a wonderful area in which to relax, unwind and explore. The people here are warmly welcoming and you will find excellent shopping facilities, good inns and hospitable public houses. You will find many picturesque villages surrounding Louth and dotted along the coast but no matter what, your abiding memory will be the soaring spire of the ancient church that has for so long been at the centre of Louth.

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Recommended attractions near Louth

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Cadwell Park	(4.5 miles, 7.2 km, direction SW)	Pictures
Claythorpe Water Mill & Wildfowl Gardens	(7.4 miles, 11.9 km, direction SE)	Pictures
Harrington Hall	(10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction S)	Pictures
Manor House Museum	(10.7 miles, 17.2 km, direction SE)	Pictures
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Snipe Dales Country Park	(11.4 miles, 18.3 km, direction S)	Pictures
Pleasure Island, Cleethorpes	(12.0 miles, 19.3 km, direction N)	Pictures
The Jungle Zoo	(12.4 miles, 19.9 km, direction N)	Pictures
Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway	(12.4 miles, 19.9 km, direction N)	Pictures
Bolingbroke Castle	(13.9 miles, 22.4 km, direction S)	Pictures
Spurn Head Lighthouse	(15.2 miles, 24.4 km, direction N)	Pictures
Spurn Point	(15.4 miles, 24.7 km, direction N)	Pictures
Gunby Hall	(15.5 miles, 24.9 km, direction SE)	Pictures
Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre	(15.6 miles, 25.1 km, direction S)	Pictures

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Recommended towns near Louth

Alvingham, in the county of Lincolnshire (3.2 miles, 5.2 km, direction NE)
This charming village is set alongside the old Louth Navigation Canal. It is noted for having the only church in England dedicated to Saxon St.Adlewold.
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Claythorpe, in the county of Lincolnshire (7.5 miles, 12.0 km, direction SE)
The gentle hills of the Wold's beyond a coast inhabited by some of England's finest nature reserves reveal a wealth of preserved buildings dotted amid famously beautiful countryside.
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Calceby, in the county of Lincolnshire (8.4 miles, 13.6 km, direction SE)
Often referred to as the 'lost village of the Wolds' Calceby lies close to the southern-most tip of the famous Bluestone Heath Celtic road, said to have been used by Ancient Britain's before the Romans arrived.
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Saltfleet, in the county of Lincolnshire (8.8 miles, 14.2 km, direction NE)
The village is quite delightful, it is quiet and sleepy with an array of sturdy red-brick cottages.
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Fulletby, in the county of Lincolnshire (8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction S)
The village was the birthplace of Henry Winn, writer and poet. Winn was the son of the local shoemaker, he grew up in the village, was educated here, and later he married a local girl.
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Donna Nook, in the county of Lincolnshire (9.6 miles, 15.4 km, direction NE)
This place takes its name from a ship once wrecked on its desolate shore. When the tide recedes the sea disappears from view beyond the muddy flats and banks of sand.
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Stainsby, in the county of Lincolnshire (10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction S)
This is a pleasant Lincolnshire village lying in the spacious countryside bordering the River Witham.
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Alford, a Historic Market Town in the county of Lincolnshire (10.7 miles, 17.3 km, direction SE)
Deep in the Lincolnshire countryside, not far distant from the golden sandy beaches between Mablethorpe and Chapel St.Leonards is the pleasant market town of Alford.
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Mablethorpe, in the county of Lincolnshire (11.4 miles, 18.3 km, direction E)
So settled is this coastal town that it is difficult to imagine that the Middle Ages saw the first parish of Mablethorpe swallowed up by the sea.
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Humberston, in the county of Lincolnshire (11.6 miles, 18.6 km, direction N)
This is a typical North East Lincolnshire Wolds town. It is also a coastal resort town with chalet parks reminiscent of the 1950's.
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Sutton on Sea, in the county of Lincolnshire (12.6 miles, 20.3 km, direction E)
Sutton on Sea has an award winning beach. It is a resort which has a wide appeal to families, apart from a beautiful beach and all the fun of sand castles, there is a great outdoor pool which is entirely safe for children.
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Cleethorpes, in the county of Lincolnshire (12.9 miles, 20.8 km, direction N)
Cleethorpes, is a warmly welcoming coastal resort in an area renowned for Trawlers and day trippers.
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Market Rasen, a Historic Market Town in the county of Lincolnshire (13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction W)
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Grimsby, in the county of Lincolnshire (13.7 miles, 22.0 km, direction N)
The Grimsby of today is in stark contrast to the days when its fleet numbered more than 700 sea going fishing vessel's, and even more with the time when it was under the rule of invading Danes.
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Horsington, in the county of Lincolnshire (14.1 miles, 22.7 km, direction SW)
This is a pleasant village less than twenty miles from the Cathedral City of Lincoln.
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Nearby travel help

Cleethorpes Station	(13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction N)
Market Rasen Station	(13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction W)
Humberside International Airport	(20.2 miles, 32.6 km, direction NW)
M180 Junction 5	(22.7 miles, 36.5 km, direction NW)
M180 Junction 4	(25.8 miles, 41.6 km, direction NW)
Sheffield City Airport	(56.7 miles, 91.2 km, direction W)
Louth to London	(128.6 miles, 206.8 km, direction S)

Hotels & Accommodation in Louth

Hotel Name	Approximate distance from Louth center
Best Western Kenwick Park Hotel & Leisure Club	(1.9 miles, 3.1 km, direction SE)
Half Moon Hotel And Restaurant	(10.7 miles, 17.2 km, direction SE)
Windmill Hotel	(10.8 miles, 17.3 km, direction SE)
Best Western Admiral Rodney Hotel	(11.6 miles, 18.7 km, direction S)
The Beeches Hotel	(12.3 miles, 19.8 km, direction N)
Kingsway Hotel Cleethorpes	(13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction N)
Tudor Terrace Guest House	(13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction N)
Kings Royal Hotel	(13.0 miles, 21.0 km, direction N)
The Comat	(13.3 miles, 21.4 km, direction N)
Sugar Sugar Hotel	(13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction N)
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