Stamford

Stamford is a town within the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the River Welland, in a southwesterly protrusion of Lincolnshire, between Rutland to the north and west, and Cambridgeshire to the South. It borders Northamptonshire to the southwest at the only point in England where four counties meet.

Stamford is a small market town of some 20,000 inhabitants. It is one of the finest stone towns in the country. In 1967 Stamford became the first conservation area designated in England. The centre of the town retains many stone buildings of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries together with six ancient churches. The medieval layout and street pattern has been retained, giving the town a unique attraction.