Gainsborough, Lincolnshire

Gainsborough
Town and civil parish
Clockwise from top: Gainsborough Skyline, All Saints Church, River Trent from Gainsborough Bridge, Old Town Hall and Old Hall
Gainsborough Location within Lincolnshire
Population	20,537 (2021 Census)[1]
OS grid reference	SK815901
• London	135 mi (217 km) S
District	West Lindsey
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Areas of the town (2011 census BUASD)	List Hill North East North West Morton Trent
Post town	GAINSBOROUGH
Postcode district	DN21
Dialling code	01427
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Gainsborough
List of places UK England Lincolnshire 53°24′06″N 0°46′24″W / 53.4016°N 0.7732°W / 53.4016; -0.7732

Gainsborough (/ˈɡeɪnzbərə/) is a market town, inland port and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population was 20,842 at the 2011 census,^[2] and estimated at 23,243 in 2019.^[3] It lies on the east bank of the River Trent, 18 miles (29 km) north-west of Lincoln, 16 miles (26 km) south-west of Scunthorpe, 20 miles south-east of Doncaster and 39 miles (63 km) east of Sheffield. It is England's furthest inland port at over 55 miles (89 km) from the North Sea.^[4][5][6]