Market Rasen

Market Rasen is a town and civil parish within the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies on the River Rase, approximately 13mi north-east from Lincoln, 18mi east from Gainsborough and 16mi south-west from Grimsby. The town is known for Market Rasen Racecourse. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 3,904.CommunityMarket 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.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.