Mayor of Grantham
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 Grantham as seen from the nearby hills and hollows. |
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 Coat of arms of the former Grantham Borough Council |
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 Grantham
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| Grantham shown within Lincolnshire | |
| Population | 43,117 (ONS, 2015) |
| OS grid reference | SK9136 |
| • London | 100 mi (160 km) S |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GRANTHAM |
| Postcode district | NG31 |
| Dialling code | 01476 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Visit Grantham, South Kesteven District Council |
Grantham (pronounced /ˈɡrænθəm/) is a market town within the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It bestrides the London to Edinburgh East Coast Main Line railway and the River Witham, and is bounded to the west by the A1 main north-south road.
Grantham is about 23 miles (37 km) south of the city and county town of Lincoln, and about 22 miles (35 km) east of the city of Nottingham. The resident population in 2014 was estimated as 43,117, excluding the adjacent villages of Great Gonerby and Barrowby.
Grantham is notable for being the birthplace of former UK prime minister Margaret Thatcher, for having educated Isaac Newton at its King's School, for having the first female police officers in the United Kingdom (Edith Smith in 1914), for producing the first running diesel engine in 1892, and for producing the UK's first tractor in 1896.
Grantham is also close to an ancient Roman road, and was the scene of Oliver Cromwell's first advantage over Royalists during the English Civil War at Gonerby Moor.
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