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 The town of Grantham
Situated on the River Witham, Grantham is dominated by the 281ft tall spire of St. Wulfram’s Church. The town was mentioned in the Doomsday Book as a Royal Manor and the Angel and Royal Hotel was originally a court of King John. Sir Isaac Newton, whose imposing bronze statue stands on St. Peter’s Hill, was the most famous pupil of Grantham’s Kings School. Britain’s first woman Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, was born in the town. As supermarkets and the service industry replaced heavy industry, and the factories lay empty, Grantham was left without its market town charm. It is now endeavouring to re-invent itself as a sub-regional shopping centre and trying to plan with real purpose. The town has a current population of around 34,000.
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