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Market Rasen is a town and civil parish within the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies on the River Rase, approximately north-east from Lincoln, east from Gainsborough and south-west from Grimsby. The town is known for the Market Rasen Racecourse. == Community == Market Rasen is a small market town on the edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds. The town lies on the main road between Lincoln and Grimsby, the A46, and is on National Cycle Route 1 (part of EuroVelo 12) of the National Cycle Network.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 Map of the National Cycle Network route through Market Rasen ) 〕 In 2001 the town had a population of 3,200.〔 〕 Originally "Rasen", as it is known locally, was called "East Rasen", "Rasen Parva" or "Little Rasen". The town centre has a homogeneous 19th century red-brick appearance of mainly Georgian and Victorian architecture, centred on a market place with a medieval church, restored in the 19th century. The River Rase flows through the town and is crossed by Jameson Bridge, Caistor Road Bridge and Crane Bridge. Market days are Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. On each Tuesday there is an auction of goods and produce, and on the first Tuesday of every month, a farmers' market. Every Friday the Women's Institute holds a country market. Market Rasen's community fire and police station opened December 2005. It is one of the first purpose-built combined fire and police stations in the UK. The town newspaper is the weekly ''Market Rasen Mail'', which was founded in 1856. It is published by Johnston Press. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Market Rasen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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