Market Rasen

Market Rasen
Market town
Queen Street, 2009
Market Rasen is located in Lincolnshire
Market Rasen
Market Rasen
Location within Lincolnshire
Population3,904 (2011)
OS grid referenceTF108891
• London130 mi (210 km) S
Civil parish
  • Market Rasen [1]
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMARKET RASEN
Postcode districtLN8
Dialling code01673
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Lincolnshire
53°23′14″N 0°20′08″W / 53.38713°N 0.33550°W / 53.38713; -0.33550

Market Rasen (/ˈrzən/ RAY-zən) is a market town and civil parish within the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The River Rase runs through it east to west, approximately 13 miles (21 km) north-east from Lincoln, 18 miles (29 km) east from Gainsborough, 14 miles (23 km) west of Louth, and 16 miles (26 km) south-west from Grimsby. It lies on the main road between Lincoln and Grimsby, the A46, and is famous for its racecourse. In 2001, the town had a population of 3,200.[2] In the 2011 census, the population of the civil parish was 3,904.[3]

  1. ^ "Market Rasen Town Council". parishes.lincolnshire.gov.uk.
  2. ^ "Market Rasen Civil Parish". 2001 census. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 June 2008.
  3. ^ "Town population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 May 2016.