Welcome to the City of Lincoln

Welcome to the City of Lincoln. Lincoln's Timeline. , 400 BC - AD 43 , A Late Iron Age settlement has been identified on one of the islands in what was then a much larger Brayford Pool. The main significance of "Lindon", "the place by the pool", may have been as a meeting place and for tribal rituals. Precious metal objects were deposited in the river east of Lincoln from the Late Bronze Age., AD 50-80 , The Romans arrived in Lincoln and built a timber fortress for the Ninth Legion on the hilltop. The name was latinized to "Lindum". Areas outside the fortress were also occupied by traders, local people and for supply buildings. In AD 71 the Second Legion Adutrix took over occupation., AD 80-410 , The army moved on, and the site of the fortress became a colonia, a self-governing town for retired legionaries. New public buildings, Including the civic centre (forum and basilica), temples, and baths were constructed, as well as an aqueduct, fountain, and drainage system., 5th-9th centuries , The Romans' official withdrawal from Britain in AD 410 spelt the end of towns. Anglo-Saxons from across the North Sea coastlands moved into Eastern England and in due course established a number of kingdoms, including Lindsey. Far less is known about Lincoln during this period, much of the area reverted to agriculture and the Roman street pattern disappeared., AD 870 , Viking raids, followed by military campaigns into Eastern England resulted in settlement and the Danes had gained political control - bringing about a major revival in trade and prosperity., 10th century , Lincoln became one of the 'Five Boroughs of the East Midlands' and was an important fortified centre. In the late 10th century Lincoln was one of the leading mints in the country, after London. Lincoln became a thriving inland port receiving goods from other parts of Danelaw as well as Scandinavia, Europe and as far away as Syria., 1066 , By the time of the Norman Conquest, Lincoln was a thriving town, home to about 6,000 people with a market based around the waterways at the foot of the hill., 1068-1185 , On the authority of William the Conqueror a large castle was built, followed in 1072 by the construction of the cathedral-as much a fortress as a church. Fire destroyed a large part of the Cathedral in 1141 and in 1185 an earthquake caused more damage: the rebuilding created the Early English Gothic Cathedral, part of which, remains standing to this day.