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Holbeach and Spalding
Belonging to the East Midlands region, Holbeach and Spalding are located in Lincolshire County bordering the
North Sea coast 140km northwest of London. |
Holbeach is a small town of the importance of Sézanne. Very extensive,
it is located 300 km north of Dover near the North Sea whose shoreline is 10 km far. This area has been
gradually conquered over the sea for hundreds of years. It is for this reason it is also called New Holland.
The soil is a very fertile but sometimes lower than the sea level. Powerful mechanisms ensure drying by
means of a large system of dikes, pumps, canals that return water into the sea. It is a country of great
cultures (tulips, daffodils, cereals, potatoes, peas, early vegetables). There are also very large
greenhouses for growing tomatoes, cucumbers and flowers forced for winter. Its population lives mainly on
agriculture and trade.
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Map of Lincolnshire
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Located on the Welland River, Spalding
is the heart of the Fens, formerly a swampy region. But today marshes,
dried up gradually over the centuries, have given way to fields. At the heart of a region with a rich soil,
Spalding is characterized by a flourishing industry with production of vegetables and flowers as well as
conditioning factories close to the places of production.
t was, for many years, well known as an industrial center of bulbs (tulips, daffodils, narcissus) and for its
Parade of tulips. The city has many charming 18th century buildings in a network of streets on both banks of
the river, which is spanned by seven bridges. One of the most emblematic buildings of the city is the
Ayscoughfee house well-known for its museum and gardens.
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Holbeach. All Saints' church
Ph. Richard Croft (CC)
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Holbeach. Saracen's Head
Ph. Peter Latham (CC)
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Spalding. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Ph. Jim Linhood (CC)
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Spalding. SS Mary and Nicolas
Ph. Richard Croft (CC)
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Holbeach. Gladioli field near Penny Hill
Ph. Kate Jewel (CC)
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Some pictures of Holbeach and Spalding
Click on framed thumbnail
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Spalding. River Welland
Ph. Peter Latham (CC)
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Spalding. War memorial in Ayscoughfee Hall gardens
Ph. Richard Croft (CC)
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