is a market
Town in
Lincolnshire ,
England . Known as the "capital of the
Lincolnshire Wolds ", it is situated where the ancient trackway
Barton Street crosses the
River Lud .
Much of the town centre is lined with
Brick buildings from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and the town's skyline is dominated by the Parish
Church of
St. James , the spire of which is 295 feet (89 metres) tall, reputedly the tallest parish church in the
UK .
Historically, the town is most noted as the origin of the
Lincolnshire Rising , the forerunner of
Pilgrimage Of Grace , in
1536 .
Louth's
Twin Town is
La Ferté-Bernard , close to
Le Mans in
Pays-de-la-Loire ,
France .
Inhabitants of Louth are known as ''Ludensians'', taken from the name of the river Lud:
- Michael Foale , the first British-born Astronaut , was born at the Crowtree Lane Hospital (since closed) in the town (his father was stationed at the nearby Royal Air Force base at Manby ).
- Alfred, Lord Tennyson was born in Somersby, between Louth and Horncastle , and was educated at King Edward VI Grammar School .
- Corinne Drewery , lead singer of the band Swing Out Sister , attended schools in the town whilst growing up in the village of Authorpe , between Louth and Alford .
- Jeffrey Archer was elected the town's Member Of Parliament in a By-election in 1969 . He stood down at the October 1974 General Election .
- Robert Wyatt , English Musician and former member of Soft Machine , now lives in Louth.
Cadwell Park Motor Racing circuit is around four miles south of the town, between the villages of
Scamblesby and
Tathwell .
The tallest structure in the
European Union , the
Belmont television and radio mast, is situated in the nearby village of
Donington On Bain .
Louth will be the eventual southern terminus of the
Lincolnshire Wolds Railway , based at nearby
Ludborough .
Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays are all market days, with a farmers' market on the fourth Wednesday of each month. A
Cattle market is held each Thursday at the Louth Livestock Centre on Newmarket.
Louth is located at 53°22'00" North, 00°01'00" West (53.3667, -0.0167) - see these . The point at which the
Greenwich Meridian crosses Eastgate is marked with a plaque on the north side of the street, close to the junction with Northgate. The three-mile £6.6m
A16 Louth Bypass opened in August 1991.
Primary Schools.
Secondary Schools.
The Southwold Jazz Band are the resident band at Louth New Orleans Jazz Club, performing every Saturday night at the club in Queen Street.
