   tattershall is a village and civil parish in the east lindsey district of lincolnshire, england. it is situated on the a153 horncastle to sleaford road,  east from the point where that road crosses the river witham. at its eastern end, tattershall adjoins the village of coningsby, with the two being separated by the river bain. in the same parish is the hamlet of tattershall thorpe. the 2011 census recorded a tattershall civil parish population as 2,834, with the combined tattershall and coningsby area having a population of 6,698. ==landmarks== thumb|left|150px|grave of tom thumb village historic sites include the church of the holy trinity, a buttercross, tattershall castle, collegiate college, and tom thumb's house and grave.  ===tattershall castle=== tattershall castle was built in 1434 by ralph de cromwell, 3rd baron cromwell - henry vi's lord high treasurer - on the site of an earlier 13th-century stone castle, of which some remains are extant, particularly the grand tower and moat. thumb|left|150px|tattershall buttercross ===buttercross=== an octagonal 15th-century buttercross stands in the market place. it is both a grade i listed structure and an ancient scheduled monument. a charter to hold a weekly market was granted by king john in 1201 in return for an annual fee of a trained goshawk. markets are no longer held
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