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Did You Know?

The name Lincoln is believed to derive from the Iron Age Celtic Lindon, meaning pool by the hill; a reference to the Brayford pool and the hill upon which the modern city stands. These features provided good fishing, farming, transport links and defences against other tribes.

Around 2,000 years ago, the Romans also saw the potential of the local topography and built a legionary fortress on the hill, the ruins of which can still be seen today. This was known as Lindum Colonia and gave rise to the city’s modern name Lincoln.

The Fosse Dyke canal, which runs from the Brayford pool to join the river Trent at Torksey, was built by the Romans to improve trading links from Lincoln. It is believed to be the oldest working canal in the country.

The city became an important trading centre under the Vikings, and many of the modern street names, such as Danesgate and Flaxengate, derive from this period.

William the Conqueror built a wooden castle at Lincoln in 1068 to make sure the townspeople behaved themselves – he destroyed more than 160 houses to make way for it.

Magna Carta, the historic book that paved the way for devolved rights and power in Britain, as opposed to the absolute power monarchs previously held. It is old, over 800 years to be specific and one of only four copies can be found in Lincoln Castle. 

By 1150, Lincoln was among the wealthiest towns in England. The basis of the economy was cloth and wool, exported to Flanders; Lincoln weavers had set up a guild in 1130 to produce Lincoln Cloth, especially the fine dyed 'scarlet' and 'green', the reputation of which was later enhanced by Robin Hood wearing woollens of Lincoln green..

Lincoln was at the centre of the 18th century agricultural revolution, manufacturing machinery for the farms in the region. This expertise continued into the 19th century, with Lincoln companies such as Ruston and Hornsby, Clayton, William Foster and Proctor becoming world leaders in heavy machinery, including steam engines, cranes, excavators and diesel engines.

The nation's most famnous squadron of jet aircraft, the fantastic Red Arrows, to be precise. Based at  Lincolnshire’s RAF Scampton base, their airborne antics have inspired generations of spectators and aspiring pilots alike. Here's to those magnificent men in their amazing flying machines.