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Bourne Town F.C.
Bourne Town Football Club is a association football, football club based in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Abbey Lawn. History The club was established in 1883 and joined the Peterborough and District Football League, Peterborough & District League in 1911.''A Celebration of 100 years 1902–2002'', Peterborough & District League Although they left the league in 1929, they returned the following season and were Division One champions in 1933–34. They left the league again in 1935, but returned in 1937 and went on to win the league for a second time in 1939–40. After World War II the club were champions in 1945–46 and 1946–47,Peterborough & District League champions Non-League Matters after which they joined the United Counties League. However, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbey Lawn
The Abbey Lawn in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, is a centrally located space used as the principal recreation ground in the town. The cricket, tennis, bowls, pétanque, and football clubs play their home fixtures here. The hockey club practices here, though it now plays its fixtures on an all-weather pitch elsewhere. "''The Lawn''" is the site of the Bourne Cricket Club (Lincolnshire) and its associated facilities. Origins Though all or most of the land once formed part of the estate of the canons of Bourne Abbey and the swimming pool originated as one of their fish ponds, the present form of the Abbey Lawn and its name derive from the 18th century development of a sheep lawn as an adjunct of the house built by George Pochin, the then lord of the manor of Bourne Abbots. His house was on the site of the claustral buildings of the monastic abbey which had been dissolved in 1536. A sheep lawn was among the gentry, the equivalent of an aristocrat's deer park. (reproduced on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
