A look around SPALDING

Spalding is a market town on the River Welland in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. The town had a population of 34,113 at the 2017 census. The town is the administrative centre of the South Holland District. The town is located between the cities of Peterborough and Lincoln, as well as the towns of Bourne, Market Deeping, March, Boston, Wisbech, Holbeach and Sleaford.
Archaeological excavations at Wygate Park in Spalding have shown that there has been occupation in this area from at least the Roman period, when this part of Lincolnshire was used for the production of salt. It was a coastal siltland. At Wygate Park salt-making seems to have come to an end by the mid-7th century BC climatic change and flooding may have made such activities difficult, causing the practice to die out.
The settlement's name is derived from an Anglian tribe, the Spaldingas, who settled in the area during the 6th century. They may have retained their administrative independence within the Kingdom of Mercia into the late 9th century, when Stamford became one of the Five Boroughs of the East Midlands under Danish control after years of invasion and occupation.
The River Welland flows north from Crowland, through Spalding and passing the village and port of Fosdyke before leading out to the Wash, bisecting Spalding from east to west; the town has developed as a linear settlement around the river. Land had been reclaimed from the wetlands in the area since mediaeval times, and Spalding was subject to frequent flooding. The Coronation Channel, opened in 1953, diverted the excess waters around Spalding and ended the flooding.[5] The area around the banks has been developed for residential and business use. Although this area has become heavily built up, there is much recreational use of the river and fishing is still popular.
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[@cocob124]

Thankyou for this video, nice to see a visual representation of the city. I'm a Londoner considering to move down there!

[@Explorewithmepaul]

@@cocob124 ah I’m glad you enjoyed it!!! It is a beautiful part of the UK 🇬🇧

[@MrStr8den]

What on earth has happened to Spalding on google map (satellite view) as it is 90% covered by cloud ..highly unusual!??

[@thoughtsonnarrowboatingwit3882]

Hi Paul … Sorry mate, I just realised you subbed to my channel ( a year ago 😮) and I didn’t reciprocate… well anyway, here now … and if you see a 6 ft 6 geezer named Steve, a Spaulding local, then him to get his arse in gear….

[@Explorewithmepaul]

@@thoughtsonnarrowboatingwit3882 haha I’ll make sure I do just that 😂😂
Brilliant channel btw 👍👍👍
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Paul

[@thoughtsonnarrowboatingwit3882]

@@Explorewithmepaul thanks Paul, all the best!