Winterton
Winterton is a Town in the county of Lincolnshire.
There are great places to visit near Winterton including some great historic buildings, airports, towns, villages, cities and castles.
The area around Winterton features a number of interesting historic buildings including Burghley House, and Lincoln Castle.
The area close to Winterton boasts some of the best airports including Humberside Airport.
Winterton is near some unmissable towns like Stamford,
The area around Winterton's best villages can be found at Duddington.
Cities to visit near Winterton include Lincoln.
Lincoln Castle is a great place to visit close to Winterton if you like castles.
Winterton History
There are some historic monuments around Winterton:
Places to see near Winterton
History of Winterton
Both Winterton and neighbouring Winteringham seem to contain mention of Winter or Wintra, the first of the kings of Lindsey with any pretence to an historical basis (after the mythological Woden). The position of the two settlements on the south bank of the Humber, close to the point where the main Roman road from the south reaches the river, may be significant, as it is the obvious point from where the settlement of Lindsey is likely to have originated. The village’s name is thought to mean the âfarmstead, the village or the estate of the Winteringas ‘, who were perhaps followers or dependants of someone called Winter or Wintra. In the Domesday Book of 1086 the place is called variously Wintrintune, once; Wintrintone, four times; Wintritone, twice and Wintretune, once. Winterton has been twinned with:
