Untold Stories of Lincolnshire

A story of lookouts, Vikings, Romans, and a name that outlasted the mound that inspired it. Toot Lane is an unremarkable, perhaps slightly oddly named road. Yet the name holds a fragment of history stretching back over a thousand years.

On the night of Thursday 19 March 1719, the sky over Lincolnshire tore open. In the market town of Boston, hundreds of people stopped in their tracks as a blinding light streaked from the south-west, illuminating the streets as brightly as noon and filling the air with what witnesses described as the smell of sulphur.

A Lincolnshire legend rooted in law, fear, and the restless dead.

For over two thousand years, marshes and fens have been depicted as dark, ominous places—mysterious bogs inhabited by equally mysterious people living on society's fringes. From Roman writers to medieval monks, from post-medieval land developers to modern historians, outsiders have consistently viewed wetlands through a lens of suspicion, dislike, and disdain. But what if this whole story is wrong?

A collection of remembrance cards connected to Wrangle in Lincolnshire. A resource for family tree researchers.

Tothill, Lincolnshire Drive through the flat, wide skies of the Lincolnshire Marsh today, and you could easily pass through the hamlet of Tothill without a second glance. A cluster of farm buildings, a manor house, an empty churchyard — and rising above it all, a great grassy mound. But that mound, known locally as Toot Hill, contains within it nearly a thousand years of English history: conquest, commerce, salt, and the faint echoes of lives long vanished. Google Maps A Na

There is something about Burwell that defies easy categorisation. It feels ancient, and this feeling is not unfounded.

Swineshead was a significant location during the reign of King John with an Abbey and Castle. But why was the castle named Manwar Ings?

Why would a named region of Lincolnshire appear on maps for 200 years and then disappear?

The medieval Carlton Castle once stood at the sea's edge. It was home to a dragon slayer and the site of a New Town.

King John’s letters patent are a treasure trove of information about this misunderstood monarch. Learn how to translate them easily.

The Welkyn of Boston: Forgotten Origin of a Common Expression? Pishey Thompson's obscure reference to this curious object may hold the key.

The death of King John is presented either as natural causes or poisoning. Who would be behind the regicide and why?

An exploration of the medieval Motte and Bailey Wrangle Castle within the context of its environment and time.

Wonderful digital reconstructions of the Templar church of Temple Bruer. Video fly through and still images.

The Knights Templar preceptory of South Witham is one of a few Templar sites that has been fully excavated.

The Knights Templar had a major influence on Lincolnshire during their existence. This story retells the history of this legendary order.

The only inland lighthouse in the country, Dunston Pillar, is an enigmatic structure built by one of the most flamboyant Englishmen ever.

The Knights Templar built one of their famed round churches in Lincolnshire at Temple Bruer. It was known as the Temple of Aneheide. Why?

How did a tiny hamlet in Lincolnshire get its name from a thrilling tale of heroism and magic?

The Lincoln Club was an enigmatic gentleman’s club whose members included some of the most notable gentlemen of the time.

From Ana to Anna Perenna, Ancaster in Lincolnshire is an ancient town with a history linked to worshipping goddesses since its origins.

Where did the treasure actually go? This story presents new and reasoned arguments for the truth of where the treasure went and why.

Was the treasure really lost on the marshes of Lincolnshire? A critical examination of the known facts, geography and characters.