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Hundreds of years of history and development in 30 Lincolnshire towns has been recorded and saved for future generations following the completion of a four-year project.<\/h3>\nHundreds of years of history and development in 30 Lincolnshire towns has been recorded and saved for future generations following the completion of a four-year project.<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
Lincolnshire Today<\/em> writes:<\/p>\n The Extensive Urban Survey (EUS) is an Historic England-funded project which has been carried out by Lincolnshire County Council since 2018 and comes to an end in September.<\/p>\n The project began in Holbeach in 2018 to record the archaeology and physical and social development of our historic places in order to safeguard vital information.<\/p>\n The 30 towns involved have also been digitally mapped to help illustrate the growth of each and also to spot patterns. For example, has the town grown around a medieval market centre or along a river? These maps visualise how the towns have changed over time from medieval field-scapes to 1960\u2019s golf courses \u2013 everywhere has a history.<\/p>\n Project leader, Nicola Grayson said:\u201dThe completion of this project will mean that there is all this knowledge and information available in one place for the benefit of future generations.<\/p>\n \u201cIt has been a real privilege to work on this and study Lincolnshire towns which are incredibly varied. There are similarities in development across the towns, but all have a very unique history.\u201d<\/p>\n The EUS has been collating information by looking at what makes Lincolnshire\u2019s towns special, what makes them different, what gives them a sense of place, and how they grew into the places we know today.<\/p>\n The information gathered from thousands of years of development, has been supporting planning considerations, as well as helping those interested in or studying local heritage.<\/p>\n A number of educational resources which help students learn about local heritage have also been produced.<\/p>\n Towns included<\/p>\n (East Lindsey) Alford, Horncastle, Louth, Mablethorpe, Skegness, Spilsby, Wainfleet, Woodhall Spa, Wragby; (North Kesteven) Hykeham, Sleaford; (West Lindsey) Caistor, Gainsborough, Market Rasen; (South Holland) Crowland, Holbeach, Spalding; (North Lincolnshire) Brigg, Kirton in Lindsey, Scunthorpe, Barton upon Humber, Crowle, Epworth; (North East Lincolnshire) Cleethorpes, Grimsby; (Boston) Boston; (South Kesteven) Bourne, Grantham, Stamford, Market Deeping & Deeping St James.<\/p>\n