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GAINSBOROUGH, LINCOLNSHIRE

Hidden gem of Medieval Midlands is returned into English Heritage care

Situated on a medieval estate, Gainsborough Old Hall was built in around 1460 and remains one of England’s best preserved manor houses of the Tudor era. Henry

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