Bourne, Lincolnshire

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St. Peters' Pool, Wellhead Gardens. The pool referred to in the town's founding legend

The town owes its origin to the Roman road upon which it was built, and also to the exceptionally fine-quality water supply derived locally from natural springs. The name “Bourne” (or “Bourn”, as the town was originally known) is a common name for a settlement and derives from the Anglo-Saxon meaning “water” or “stream”. The town lies on the intersection of the A15 and the B1193 (formerly A151) roads at . As well as the main township, the civil parish includes the hamlets of Cawthorpe, Dyke and Twenty. In former years Austerby was regarded by some as a separate settlement, with its own shops and street plan, but is now an area of Bourne known as The Austerby.

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