Talk:Stamford, Lincolnshire

Lack of foresight...
I have removed this sentence from the main article as it seems rather POV. The Almighty may be omniscient, but the Church is merely human!
 * The growth in church congregations in the early twenty-first century pointed up the Church of England's short sightedness in tearing down St Peter's Church in 1560 as surplus to requirements.

Stamford Mercury, and the almost-built railway
I went to a boarding school in Stamford for a couple of years in the early '90s, and I remember hearing then that:
 * The Stamford Mercury is the oldest weekly paper in Britain outside London, dating from about 1640. There's a claim of something like this on the masthead, or was back then anyway.
 * The main east coast rail line was planned to pass thru Stamford, and the developers had built a station and a railway hotel (at right angles to the existing branch line) before Lord Burleigh withdrew his consent at the last minute. They hadn't bought the land and there was no way to run the track around the Burleigh estate, so it went to Peterborough instead.

Anyone know if these are true, and has references to write them in? If not I'll have a look myself next week. Moyabrit 22:12, 21 April 2007 (UTC)


 * I read a similar claim about the paper in the local museum but have no references either. -- Asterion talk 12:09, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

I have heard the railway was initially planned to run through Stamford but as said Lord Burghley rejected the plans and therefore it ran through the then market town of Peterborough leading to its growth. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.138.205.242 (talk) 20:45, 22 December 2008 (UTC)

Errors
I don't know where Rutland Radio's transmitter is but the only Little Casterton Road I know does not go to Oakham.

I reckon that the High Street was pedestrianised in the 70s and resurfaced in the 80s.

Cement is not quarried, it is manufactured. The limestone used in its production is quarried locally. —Preceding unsigned comment added by IanBrock (talk • contribs) 07:33, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Location
I can remember a TV show or film, featuring US and German troops being made in the early to mid 80s. Possibly it was The Far Country as I think Michael York was in it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by IanBrock (talk • contribs) 08:33, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

I think it was a made for tv movie called "space" Fane school pupils were used as Germans in it. Someone removed it from the Stamford page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Blackstonesfcfan (talk • contribs) 15:55, 4 December 2013 (UTC)

Middlemarch
The link to the 1994 TV serial goes to the novel and not the TV show. Apologies, I'd correct it myself if I knew how. TheOneOnTheLeft (talk) 19:25, 14 August 2010 (UTC)
 * 'tis done some time back. Rich Farmbrough, 18:11, 22 February 2011 (UTC).

Old residents
new note has been entered about Stamfords oldest twins living to 102/104 - my great aunt lived in Stamford and lived to be 102 is she noteworthy as well? She was an usherette at Stamford Cinema and her husband, Bill Smith was the projectionist. We still have a footlight from the cinema in the families possession. I doubt its noteworthy, but perhaps someone can help on that? Panderoona (talk) 22:05, 13 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Interesting to a Stamfordian, but generally modern centenarians aren't considered sufficiently noteworthy for a town of this size. The twin centenarians are more unusual.  "Supercentenarians" might also be worth a mention.  This has, though, been a fraught area on WP in the past.  All the best: Rich Farmbrough, 11:49, 21 June 2017 (UTC).

Time warp?
"medieval core of 17th-18th century stone buildings" When did Midieval extend to the 17th century? Jpg1954 (talk) 14:48, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
 * I think I could have worded that better. The core is medieval for sure, but the standing buildings are 17th-18th century. From source #2 "The overall form of the conservation area is derived from the irregular street pattern and high density of the medieval core. The street pattern was established by the Danes in the 9th century and was influenced by the topography of the river." - Dave Crosby (talk) 18:12, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

Stamford University?
Stamford University mentions:
 * The legendary Stamford University founded by Bladud c. 740 BC
 * The university at Stamford, England founded by Oxford rebels in 1333.
 * The aspirational title of New College, Stamford

The first two aren't mentioned here. The first is merely legendary, but might be worth a mention. The second is definitely of interest.

I hadn't even heard of the town until today, but just thought I'd suggest this. --Chriswaterguy talk 04:40, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

Assessment comment
Substituted at 06:52, 30 April 2016 (UTC)

External links modified
Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified 3 external links on Stamford, Lincolnshire. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20100610101549/http://www.eastmidlandstrains.co.uk/EMTrains/YourDestinations/OurNetworkAndStations.htm to http://www.eastmidlandstrains.co.uk/EMTrains/YourDestinations/OurNetworkAndStations.htm
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20140219084259/http://www.stamfordhistory.org.uk/publications/queen-eleanors-cross to http://www.stamfordhistory.org.uk/publications/queen-eleanors-cross
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20150315030250/http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/visiting/museums/discover-stamford/ to http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/visiting/museums/discover-stamford/

When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.

Cheers.— InternetArchiveBot  (Report bug) 19:38, 20 May 2017 (UTC)

External links modified
Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified 2 external links on Stamford, Lincolnshire. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
 * Added archive https://archive.is/20130424034423/http://www.stamfordhistory.org.uk/publications/cecils-monopoly-milling-stamford-1561-1640 to http://www.stamfordhistory.org.uk/publications/cecils-monopoly-milling-stamford-1561-1640
 * Added archive https://archive.is/20130423221528/http://www.stamfordhistory.org.uk/publications/stamford-and-plague-1604 to http://www.stamfordhistory.org.uk/publications/stamford-and-plague-1604

When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.

Cheers.— InternetArchiveBot  (Report bug) 11:48, 29 November 2017 (UTC)

Population updated based on 2011 Census
I have updated the population from the 2001 Census to the 2011 Census. In 2011, this comprised four wards (electoral districts) within the town. Details of population by ward: Total: 19,701
 * All Saints 5,113
 * St George's 4,019
 * St Mary's 4,660
 * Stamford St John's 5,909

This total does include part of the parish of St Martin's Without, but not the part that is in Cambridgeshire (administratively Peterborough City Council), which explains the apparent reduction in population.

Links to all the wards in South Kesteven are available on the UK National Statistics (UKNS) website.

I have cited all four UKNS pages, since there is no single UKNS page for Stamford, but this may be too verbose. Further edits welcome, of course. David Hume (talk) 06:26, 4 July 2018 (UTC)

Landmarks
I am adding citations for Stamford's status as the first conservation area in England and Wales, its 600 listed buildings etc. However, I can find no evidence for the statement, "Since then, the whole of the old town and St Martin's has been made an outstanding area of architectural or historic interest that is of national importance" -- although the statement is widely quoted elsewhere! So I plan to delete the sentence. Feedback/correction welcome, of course. David Hume (talk) 10:07, 4 July 2018 (UTC)

Five Boroughs of the Danelaw
In that article, Five Boroughs of the Danelaw, it says: "The West Saxon Ealdorman Aethelnoth invaded the area around Stamford in the summer of 894, but the town was not besieged and Danish rule remained unaffected." This article does not reflect that, and makes no mention of a Danish presence before the following century. Stamford being one of the Five Boroughs, this part of its history is important. Boscaswell  talk  02:08, 2 November 2023 (UTC)