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Can't see what you're looking for? View more in the My Services section. My Business. View more in the My Business section. My Council. It gets its name from the Gaini tribe. In the mid 9th century the chief of the Gaini was Aethelred Mucill. Sweyn defeated Ethelred the Unready and became King of England. He was thrown from his horse just a few weeks later and died at nearby Thonock Park in He was succeeded as king by his son Cnut Canute.
It was at Gainsborough the Cnut is thought to have made his unsuccessful attempt to turn back the tide. Unlike later histories that portrayed this as an act of arrogance, it is more likely that Cnut was demonstrating to fawning followers that there was a limit to his powers. From its importance in the Saxon period, the town seems to have dwindled in importance, and by the time of the Domesday Book it had a population of just King John granted Gainsborough a charter to hold a weekly market in In Thomas Burgh purchased the manor and built what is now the Old Hall.
This large timber-framed manor is one of the best-preserved and most impressive manor houses in England. The town was at the centre of the Civil War conflict; garrisoned for the king, captured by Parliament, only to be retaken by the Royalists. But Parliament was not to be denied and recaptured Gainsborough once more, only to be forced to retreat a few days later. This time they burned the defences as they left, so the town could not be held against them.
The church of All Saints is a superb Georgian building in classical style, built on the site of a 12th-century church once owned by the Knights Templar. The medieval church had to be pulled down in , leaving only the west tower behind. In the porch is a memorial to Richard Rollett, who served as sailmaster on Captain James Cook's second voyage.
Gainsborough is a charming market town on the edge of the county of Lincolnshire, situated on the banks of the River Trent and adjacent to Nottinghamshire.
The town has strong links to the Mayflower story, for it was here that many of the Pilgrims worshipped in secret at the Old Hall, before sailing for Holland to find religious freedom in Today, you can find out more about its significant heritage at the Gainsborough Heritage Centre , close to Marshall's Yard - a popular retail spot where you can find your favourite high-street brands, as well as well-established independent shops. Towards the end of the summer of that year, Sweyen Forkbeard — the King of Denmark and soon to be conqueror of England - entered the Humber with his Viking fleet and sailed up the Trent to Gainsborough.
This led to Gainsborough being named as capital of the country - and also Denmark - for five weeks. Back then, Gainsborough was exclusively a community of farmers, villeins feudal tenants , and Sokemen, tenants of Geoffrey de Guerche.
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