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Lovely old church, nice place to take 5, before climbing up the hill.

Not a bad place to stop for a break, refuel just off the main road with big views over the surrounding area, shame there are no longer any planes to watch from RAF Scampton.

Around 0.76mi long with an Elevation Gain of roughly 141ft. The Avg Grade is 3.5% with a max grade of 15%

On the app the road / path shows as passable. However at one end there's a big locked gate and at both ends there is signage saying "no public access". I didn't fancy putting on a 4 mile dog-leg, so I squeezed between the gate and a hedge and chanced it but... It certainly seems to be a private road, so the whole stretch is probably best avoided.

Stow Park railway station was a railway station that served the villages of Marton and Stow, on the line between Lincoln and Doncaster. The station was built in 1849 and closed in 1961. The signal box is protected and is on the National Heritage List for England.

In the centre of the village stands the church of St Margaret. The building is essentially of the Norman Conquest period, built using a mixture of Anglo-Saxon and Norman styles. Much of the work of these periods is still retained. It has an 11th-century tower of herringbone masonry, a Saxon cross shaft set in an outer wall and an ancient carved crucifix within. The tall cross in the churchyard is used as a war memorial and it is thought to be a former Medieval market buttercross.

The road passes the site of a small Roman fort, which used to guard the river crossing. Aerial photos show the remains of two ditches and a rectangular enclosure.

Gainsborough Old Hall in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire is over five hundred years old and one of the best preserved medieval manor houses in England. The hall was built by Sir Thomas Burgh in 1460. The Burghs were rich, flamboyant and powerful. Gainsborough Old Hall was not only their home, but also a demonstration of their wealth and importance. Burgh was a benefactor to Newark Church and also the founder of the Chantry and Alms House at Gainsborough. In 1470, the manor was attacked by Sir Robert Welles over a clash about lands, status, and honour, but it was not severely damaged. In 1484 Thomas entertained King Richard III in his hall. Henry VIII visited Gainsborough twice: once in 1509, and again in 1541 with his fifth wife, Queen Catherine Howard. The Queen was accused of indiscretions both at Gainsborough and Lincoln, and she was later executed.