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Market Rasen is a town in , between Grimsby and Lincoln . The River Rase flows through the town and can be crossed via Jameson Bridge, Caistor Road Bridge, and Crane Bridge. The town apparently takes its name from the Anglo-Saxon version of this name, meaning "plank". Originally, "Rasen", as it is known locally, was called "East Rasen" and also "Rasen Parva" or "Little Rasen". With the coming of the railway in 1848 Little Rasen quickly outgrew its neighbours West and Middle Rasen, and is now by far the largest of the three. The centre of the town has a homogeneous 19th century red brick appearance of mainly Georgian and Victorian architecture, centred around an active Market place dominated by a decent medieval church - much "restored" in the 19th century. The only Secondary school is De Aston School , a rural co-educational 11-18 Comprehensive with approximately 1,190 pupils, both day pupils and boarders. It was founded in 1863 as a small Grammar School, as part of a legal settlement following a court case involving funds from the medieval charity of Thomas De Aston, a 13th century Monk. Until recently, the school's Foundation Governors also owned the Chapel at the site of the charity's Almshouses at Spital on the Street, a few miles away to the west. Market Rasen is twinned with the town of Mamers , in the Sarthe region of Normandy , France . TRIVIA
NOT SO TRIVIAL At the height of the cold war, this sleeply little country town must have been one of the most dangerous places on the planet. As this map shows, within 25km (about 15 miles) of Market Rasen there were at least 6 military installations that were part of Britain's nuclear deterrent, and therefore it seems highly probable that the region was a target for potential obliteration. SEE ALSO Market Rasen Railway Station Great Grimsby And Sheffield Junction Railway Market Rasen Racecourse EXTERNAL LINKS Market Rasen Town Council Market Rasen Development Trust Article from Lincolnshire Life Magazine Market Rasen Guide Visitor Guide The Market Rasen Nostalgia site The local paper's website De Aston School De Aston School - Ofsted report Market Rasen Racecourse The Transport Hub Project Market Rasen and Louth Rugby Union Football Club (RUFC) Mamers Tourism page (French) REFERENCES |
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