What is Stamford, Lincolnshire?
{{Infobox UK place | official_name = Stamford | country = England | region = East Midlands | static_image_name = High_Street_St_Martin's,_Stamford_-_geograph.org.uk_-_76286.jpg | static_image_caption = High Street, St Martin's | static_image_alt = High Street, St Martin's, Stamford | static_image_2_name = File:Stamford_arms.png | static_image_2_width = 100px | static_image_2_caption = [[Coat of arms]] of Stamford | population = 19,701 | population_ref = {{small|(2011)}} | population_demonym = | os_grid_reference = TF0207 | map_alt = Map of Lincolnshire, with a red dot showing the location of Stamford | coordinates = {{coord|52.6513|-0.4802|display=inline,title}} | label_position = top | post_town = STAMFORD | postcode_area = PE | postcode_district = PE9 | dial_code = 01780 | civil_parish = Stamford | constituency_westminster = [[Grantham and Stamford (UK Parliament constituency)|Grantham and Stamford]] | london_distance = | unitary_england = [[South Kesteven]] | lieutenancy_england = [[Lincolnshire]] }} '''Stamford''' is a town and [[civil parish]] in Southern [[Lincolnshire]], a county in [[England]]. It is on the [[River Welland]] and is located in the borough of [[South Kesteven]]. The town centre is 92 miles (148 km) north of [[London]], the [[capital city]]. The town is located very close to the borders with [[Cambridgeshire]], [[Rutland]] and [[Northamptonshire]]. The town is in Lincolnshire, but has a [[Peterborough]] post code, a city in Cambridgeshire. It is a very old town. Many 17th and 18th-century buildings and old [[timber]]-framed buildings still stand in the town. It also has five medieval churches. There are over 600 [[listed building]]s in the town and surrounding area. [[The Sunday Times]] rated the town the best place to live in a survey in 2013. ==Gallery== <Gallery> File:Burghley_House_and_park.jpg|Burghley House File:Stamfordapproach.jpg|[[Stamford railway station]] File:River_Welland_-_geograph.org.uk_-_160240.jpg|[[River Welland]] flowing through the town File:All_Saints'_Street_-_