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The Lincoln Danes settled the area formerly occupied by the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Lindsey, where the Vikings had previously overwintered in the nearby fortress of Torksey in Lindsey from 873 to 874. Lincoln probably surrendered in 918 [ 9 ] following the capitulation of all the Danish territories on the border of Mercia and Wessex.
Later, Lindsey was applied to only the northern core, around Lincoln; it was defined as one of the three 'Parts of Lincolnshire', along with Holland in the south-east and Kesteven in the south west. In 1888 when county councils were set up, Lindsey, Holland and Kesteven each were authorized to have separate "Part" councils.
There are 261 properties and districts listed on the National Register in Dane County, including 10 National Historic Landmarks. 155 of these properties and districts, including 8 of the National Historic Landmarks, are located in the city of Madison; these are listed separately, while the remaining 106 properties and districts are listed below ...
The Town of Roxbury has been called "Dane County's most historic township (sic)". [4]Among its earliest recorded occurrences is the Battle of Wisconsin Heights, the penultimate engagement of the 1832 Black Hawk War between the United States militia and the Sauk and Fox tribes, led by Black Hawk.
The municipal borough of Congleton was abolished in 1974. [39] Its area became part of a larger Congleton borough which also covered nearby towns and surrounding rural areas. [ 40 ] No successor parish was created for the area of the old municipal borough at the time of the 1974 reforms, but a new parish of Congleton was subsequently created in ...
The Guildhall and Stonebow, Lincoln, has been the meeting place of Lincoln City Council from medieval times to the present. The term Stonebow, which is derived from the Danish word stennibogi, indicates a stone archway that visitors entering the city from the south, along the High Street, would have passed through.
Image credits: Leanador Being one of the world’s biggest dog breeds, Great Danes are truly mesmerizing and quite unique animals.One of the biggest factors that makes them stand out so much is ...
Beckingham is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England.The population of the civil parish (including Stapleford) at the 2011 census was 452. [1]