===Roman history: "Lindum Colonia"===The Romans conquered this part of Britain in AD 48 and shortly afterwards built a legionary fortress high on a hill overlooking the natural lake formed by the widening of the River Witham (the modern day Brayford Pool) and at the northern end of the Fosse Way Roman road (A46).
To naselje je bilo zgrajeno z globokim bazenom (danes Brayford Pool) v reki Witham ob vznožju velikega hriba, na katerem so Normani kasneje zgradili katedralo in grad.