Wainfleet, Lincolnshire
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Wainfleet is an ancient port and market town on the east coast of Lincolnshire, England.
It is a holiday destination close to Skegness, Spilsby, the Lincolnshire Wolds and the Coast.
The town is famous for the Batemans Brewery and the Magdalen College School founded by William of Waynflete in 1484.
The village was the end on the Great Northern Railway until the construction of the town of Skegness some 6-7 miles east. It is notable for it's market place clocktower and Barkham Street, a replica of an east London street uncomfortably situated in a village setting.
Just off the A52 both north and south of the village of Wainfleet All Saints can be seen two mounds both believed to be viking burial mounds. A number of coins from the period have been found in the vicinity.
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