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Stamford is a town and civil parish on the River Welland in the South Kesteven district of the county of Lincolnshire, England. It is 92 miles (148 km) north of London by road, and on the east side of the A1 road to York and Edinburgh. The resident population at the 2001 census was 21,800, including the adjacent parish of St Martin's Without.

The town is best known for its medieval core of 17th-18th century stone buildings, older timber framed buildings and five medieval parish churches. Stamford was rated the best place to live by The Sunday Times.

In 922, it was known as Steanford, the stony fordd (crossing place) just below the more modern Town Bridge. The Roman Road crossed the River Welland half a mile downstream.