Description
Market Rasen is a small market town on the edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds. The town lies on the main road between Lincoln and Grimsby, the A46, and is also on National Cycle Route 1 (part of EuroVelo 12) of the National Cycle Network.
The town centre has a homogeneous 19th century red brick appearance of mainly Georgian and Victorian architecture, centred around a market place dominated by a medieval church, restored in the 19th century.
The River Rase flows through the town and is crossed via Jameson Bridge, Caistor Road Bridge and Crane Bridge.
Market days are Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Additionally, on each Tuesday there is an auction of goods and produce, and on the first Tuesday of every month there is a farmers' market. Every Friday the WI holds a country market.
Market Rasen's community fire and police station (opened December 2005) is one of the first purpose built combined fire and police stations in the UK.
The town has its own newspaper, the weekly Market Rasen Mail, which was founded in 1856. It is published by Johnston Press.
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